Overview

Embark on a journey to 1930s California in Ginny Kubitz Moyer’s spellbinding historical novel in which a woman must choose between friendship and her own secrets.

It’s 1938, and twenty-five-year-old secretary Frances Healey is ready for a fresh start. Hoping to forget her painful past, she takes a job working for Hollywood producer Lawrence Merrill. She quickly becomes absorbed in VistaGlen Studios’s biggest project: a movie about Kitty Ridley, the legendary stage actress who disappeared from the public eye in 1895. The movie will be the making of Belinda Vail, a beautiful ingenue who is hungry for a breakout role—and also happens to be Mr. Merrill’s love interest. 

But the real Miss Ridley has other ideas. Now ninety years old, she writes a scathing letter insisting the studio halt production of the film. Hoping to change her mind, Frances and Mr. Merrill embark on a trip to find the actress—only to land in a Victorian farmhouse in the Napa Valley. But as she learns the truth of Miss Ridley’s life, Frances finds herself confronting the very past she’s been trying to forget. And with the arrival of the ambitious Belinda, loyalties will be tested, bonds will be forged, and Frances will learn where true happiness lies. Set in Hollywood and the sun-drenched Napa countryside, A Golden Life explores friendship, forgiveness, and the power of honoring your own story.

Review

This story is full of great characters! I loved Sally, Frances and of course, Miss Ridley!

Miss Ridley is a 90 year old woman and she takes no prisoners. She doesn’t care who you are, she is the boss. Miss Ridley started performing at a very young age and Frances’ boss, Lawerence, is wanting to do a film about her life. Needless to say, Miss Ridley expresses her wishes!

Frances has had her share of life’s misfortunes and she is someone you root for. And believe me, she works hard. She is a good girl who has made some bad choices but she does not let it stop her!

Then there is Sally. Sally broke my heart. I just wanted to come through the pages and hug her. She is Lawerence’s daughter and he really does not know what he is doing and Sally gets hurt on more than one occasion.

These are just a few of the great characters in this novel. As this story unfolds, the author creates a world you will not soon forget. This tale is full of emotion, strength and fortitude and you do not want to miss it!

Need a tale about Old Hollywood…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!

I received this novel for a honest review.

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