NOVEMBER 2015 - AudioFile
Blair Brown's acting talents are brought center stage in her performance of this fictionalized account of the relationship between Loretta Young and Clark Gable, which began during the filming of CALL OF THE WILD in 1935. Woven throughout Young's story is that of Alda Ducci, an imagined personal secretary for the actress. Underlying Brown's animated narration is a subtle emotional tension, and the layered performance highlights the laughter and tears, loves and disappointments in Loretta's and Alda's lives. Many famous people appear in the audiobook, and Brown wisely refrains from impersonations, although each character is given a distinct voice, including a believable accent when appropriate. Listeners will be as caught up in Loretta's lively family and star-crossed romances as they are in Alda's more down-to-earth perspective. C.B.L. 2016 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
Trigiani spins a tale of star-crossed lovers... A heartwarming tale of women’s lives behind the movies.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail.” — Washington Post
“If you’re meeting her work for the first time, get ready for a lifelong love affair.” — Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help
“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” — Boston Globe
“The author’s impeccable research and lush writing style recreates a plausible day-to-day look into the actress’s life as a staunch Catholic living and working in Hollywood... Eminently readable and richly imagined, Trigiani’s latest will thrill her fans and surely collect new ones.” — Publishers Weekly
“Trigiani re-creates the golden age of Hollywood with the same rich, sumptuous detail that distinguished The Shoemaker’s Wife. Her ability to breathe life into the luminous cast of characters will captivate readers, then have them scouring Netflix for film classics of the 1930s. A tinsel-trimmed treat.” — Library Journal
Trigiani gives heart to the facts and fiction of Hollywood, and in doing so she brings life to characters we’ve only known from the motion pictures, TV screen and radio. Her book is fiction, but the story is universal. — Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Kathryn Stockett
If you’re meeting her work for the first time, get ready for a lifelong love affair.
Clarion-Ledger (Jackson
Trigiani gives heart to the facts and fiction of Hollywood, and in doing so she brings life to characters we’ve only known from the motion pictures, TV screen and radio. Her book is fiction, but the story is universal.
Boston Globe
Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.
Washington Post
Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail.
Washington Post
Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail.
Library Journal
05/01/2015
This latest from Trigiani draws on the real-life affair of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, who met while filming The Call of the Wild and launched a passionate affair despite his marriage and a telling age difference—she was a green 21, just learning how to make her way through the thickets of the movie business, while he was already an assured star of 34. Meanwhile, a young woman named Alda who has been forced to leave the convent becomes Young's personal assistant and struggles to hold fast to the strong moral code imparted to her by her Italian family. With a 200,000-copy first printing.
NOVEMBER 2015 - AudioFile
Blair Brown's acting talents are brought center stage in her performance of this fictionalized account of the relationship between Loretta Young and Clark Gable, which began during the filming of CALL OF THE WILD in 1935. Woven throughout Young's story is that of Alda Ducci, an imagined personal secretary for the actress. Underlying Brown's animated narration is a subtle emotional tension, and the layered performance highlights the laughter and tears, loves and disappointments in Loretta's and Alda's lives. Many famous people appear in the audiobook, and Brown wisely refrains from impersonations, although each character is given a distinct voice, including a believable accent when appropriate. Listeners will be as caught up in Loretta's lively family and star-crossed romances as they are in Alda's more down-to-earth perspective. C.B.L. 2016 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
