{"product_id":"9780385540643","title":"The Hollywood Daughter: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Touch of Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a Hollywood coming-of-age novel, in which Ingrid Bergman's affair with Roberto Rossellini forces her biggest fan to reconsider everything she was raised to believe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1950, Ingrid Bergman—already a major star after movies like \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e—has a baby out of wedlock with her Italian lover, film director Roberto Rossellini.  Previously held up as an icon of purity, Bergman's fall shocked her legions of American fans.\u003cbr\u003e    Growing up in Hollywood, Jessica Malloy watches as her PR executive father helps make Ingrid a star at Selznick Studio. Over years of fleeting interactions with the actress, Jesse comes to idolize Ingrid, who she considered not only the epitome of elegance and integrity, but also the picture-perfect mother, an area where her own difficult mom falls short. \u003cbr\u003e    In a heated era of McCarthyism and extreme censorship, Ingrid's affair sets off an international scandal that robs seventeen-year-old Jesse of her childhood hero. When the stress placed on Jesse's father begins to reveal hidden truths about the Malloy family, Jesse's eyes are opened to the complex realities of life—and love.\u003cbr\u003e     Beautifully written and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate novel of self-discovery that evokes a Hollywood sparkling with glamour and vivid drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102431953136,"sku":"9780385540643","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385540643_p0.jpg?v=1763695064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385540643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}