Adriana Trigiani, the New York Times bestselling author of the
blockbuster epic The Shoemaker's Wife, returns with her biggest and
boldest novel yet, a hypnotic tale based on a true story and filled with
her signature elements: family ties, artistry, romance, and adventure.
Born in the golden age of Hollywood, All the Stars in the Heavens
captures the luster, drama, power, and secrets that could only thrive in
the studio system--viewed through the lives of an unforgettable cast of
players creating magic on the screen and behind the scenes.
In this spectacular saga as radiant, thrilling, and beguiling as
Hollywood itself, Adriana Trigiani takes us back to Tinsel Town's golden
age--an era as brutal as it was resplendent--and into the complex and
glamorous world of a young actress hungry for fame and success. With
meticulous, beautiful detail, Trigiani paints a rich, historical
landscape of 1930s Los Angeles, where European and American artisans
flocked to pursue the ultimate dream: to tell stories on the silver
screen.
The movie business is booming in 1935 when twenty-one-year-old Loretta
Young meets thirty-four-year-old Clark Gable on the set of The Call of
the Wild. Though he's already married, Gable falls for the stunning and
vivacious young actress instantly.
Far from the glittering lights of Hollywood, Sister Alda Ducci has been
forced to leave her convent and begin a new journey that leads her to
Loretta. Becoming Miss Young's secretary, the innocent and pious young
Alda must navigate the wild terrain of Hollywood with fierce
determination and a moral code that derives from her Italian roots. Over
the course of decades, she and Loretta encounter scandal and adventure,
choose love and passion, and forge an enduring bond of love and loyalty
that will be put to the test when they eventually face the greatest
obstacle of their lives.
Anchored by Trigiani's masterful storytelling that takes you on a
worldwide ride of adventure from Hollywood to the shores of southern
Italy, this mesmerizing epic is, at its heart, a luminous tale of the
most cherished ties that bind. Brimming with larger-than-life characters
both real and fictional--including stars Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, David
Niven, Hattie McDaniel and more--it is it is the unforgettable story of
one of cinema's greatest love affairs during the golden age of American
movie making.
