Friday, August 12, 2016

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: The Movie Star and Me by Kelly Durham

Book Spotlight: The Movie Star and Me by Kelly Durham

Synopsis:
Author Kelly Durham has captured Old Hollywood in his entertaining new novel, The Movie Star and Me (August 9, 2016) and exposes readers to the history of the movie business in this historical fiction tour de force. Movie magic, labor strikes, HUAC committee hearings and the business of show business are revealed as a colorful cast of characters fight for their self-interests--with surprising results.

The Movie Star and Me follows Frank Russell, a young veteran just returned from the Pacific war.  On the ship home from Okinawa, Frank discovers several cans of newsreel film in his duffel bag.  Once he lands in the States, Frank returns the film to its owner, Pacific Pictures in Hollywood.  Over the course of a couple of visits to the studio, Frank impresses its owner Abe Baum, who offers Frank a job.  Frank continues to impress and is quickly promoted, earning the attention of Vera Vance, an up and coming starlet. Under Frank’s tutelage, the ambitious Vera becomes the studio’s top box office attraction.  But there are secrets at Pacific Pictures that threaten futures, and Frank gets caught up in a high-stakes battle where people aren’t always what they seem to be.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kelly Durham lives in Clemson, SC with his wife Yvonne.  They are the parents of Mary Kate,
Addison and Callie and also provide for their dog, George Marshall.  A graduate of Clemson
University, Kelly served four years in the US Army with assignments in Arizona and Germany
before returning to Clemson and entering private business.  Kelly is the also the author of THE WAR WIDOW, BERLIN CALLING, WADE’S WAR and THE RELUCTANT COPILOT.  Check out all
Kelly’s books at kellydurham.com.
Follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KellyDurhamAuthor
Tweet him on Twitter @KellyDurhamAuthor

That's it for today everyone! I hope you all enjoyed this book spotlight! Make sure to check out this book and the author! Thanks for reading!!! :)