Marabelle
The breakthrough book of an already best-selling novelist, Marabelle is the fast-paced, superbly entertaining story of Marabelle Lawrence, an outrageous totally captivating actress who shocked and delighted audiences in New York and London from the 1920s well into the 1950s.  from her small town Southern childhood to her early days as the most famous unemployed guest of the Algonquin, her first great success in London, her assault on Hollywood, and her see-saw attempts at a comeback to later years, Marabelle's life is a brave and glamorous romp that sometimes conceals private tragedy.