Author

Publication

2011 - Windsor/Paragon, Bath, England

Language

English

Word Count

110,250 words, Guess

Page Count

441 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC823.914

Description

As Rudolph Valentino lay on his deathbed calling for an unknown lover, the world wondered who she was, and only one woman knew the truth. Leaving war-ravaged London in 1916, Jennifer Doyle and her reprobate father set sail for America. As the boat draws near to the soaring skyscrapers of New York a world of possibilities is promised, so when Jenny discovers that her father has arranged her work with the neurotic Madame de Saulles, she is devastated. Life at the Box, the home of the de Saulles, is Gatsby-like glamorous but with cloying undertones of malice and madness, and Jenny's blossoming romance with dancer Rodolfo offers rare relief. Secrets infect the household until, one tragic day, the lives of the inhabitants are changed forever.

Description

"August 1916 Leaving war-ravaged London, Jenny Doyle sets sail for America. As she draws near the soaring skyscrapers of New York her dreams are dashed when she learns she is to be sent to work for the wealthy de Saulles family. Known as 'the Box', their home is Gatsby-like in elegance yet rife with undertones of malice and madness. Only her friendship with dancer Rodolfo offers Jenny a chance to escape & ntil a tragic day when the household is changed forever. August 1926 America booms, prohibition rules and one man's movie is breaking box office records. Rodolfo has taken his place on the silver screen as Rudolph Valentino when a chance arises for he and Jenny to meet again. Will the world's most desired film star and his lost love have their Hollywood happy ending, or will the tragic echoes of their past thwart them one last time? "--Publisher descritpion.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Last dance with ValentinoWindsor/Paragon2011

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