Set in 1940s Los Angeles, the compelling final installment in New York
Times bestselling author Kate Kerrigan's sweeping immigrant trilogy
begun in Ellis Island and City of Hope--a story of family, love,
danger, and ambition in Hollywood during World War II.
Irish immigrant Ellie Hogan has finally achieved the American Dream. But
her comfortable bohemian life on Fire Island, New York, is shattered
when her eldest adopted son, Leo, runs away, lured by the promise of
fortune and fame in Hollywood. Determined to keep her family intact,
Ellie follows him west, uprooting her youngest son and long-time friend
Bridie.
In Los Angeles, Ellie creates a fashionable new home among the city's
celebrities, artists, and movie moguls. She is also drawn into intense
new friendships, including talented film composer Stan, a man far
different from any she has ever met, and Suri, a beautiful Japanese
woman and kindred spirit, who opens Ellie's eyes to the injustices of
her country.
While Leo is dazzled by Hollywood's glitz, Ellie quickly sees that the
golden glamour masks a world of vanity and greed. Though she tries to
navigate them around the dangers of their new home, she will not be able
protect them from an even more terrifying threat: war.