FromBostonGlobe/HornBookAward-winningauthorBrandyColbertcomesthestoryoffourgenerationsofaHollywoodfamily--anunforgettabletaleofambition,fame,struggle,loss,andloveinAmerica.TheBlackwoods.Everyoneknowstheirname.BlossomBlackwoodburstontothesilverscreenin1962,andinthedecadesthatfollowed,shewouldbecomeoneofthemostcelebratedactorsofourtime--andthematriarchofthemostfamousBlackfamilyinHollywood.Tohergreat-granddaughters,HollisandArdith,shehasalwaysjustbeenBebe.Andwhenshepassesaway,itchangeseverything.HollisBlackwoodwasneverinterestedinfame.Still,she’ssurroundedbyit,whetherathomewithherfamilyorattheprestigiousDupreeAcademyamongLosAngeles’elite.WhenprivatephotosofHollisareleakedinthewakeofBlossom’sdeath,sheisthrustintothespotlightshe’slongavoided--andfindsthattrustmaybealuxuryevenshecan’tafford.ArdithBlackwoodhasalwayslivedinthepubliceye.Atelevisionstarsincechildhood,shewasperhapscloserwithBlossomthananyone--especiallyafterArdith’smotherdiedinadrugoverdose.Eversince,shehasworkedtobeeverythingherfamily,herchurch,andthepublicwanthertobe.Butasafamilysecretcomestolightandthepressuresfromallsidesbegintomount,shewonderswhatisleftbeneaththefacesheshowstheworld.WeavingtogetherthenarrativesofHollis,Ardith,andBlossom,award-winningauthorBrandyColberttellsanunforgettablestorysetinanAmericawhereeverythingispersonal,andnothingisprivate.
