{"product_id":"the-blue-butterfly-isbn-9781647423476","title":"The Blue Butterfly","description":"\u003cb\u003e2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollywood.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Historical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant period novel that reimagines the controversial love story of a classic film star.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683941232869,"sku":"NP9781647423476","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-blue-butterfly-isbn-9781647423476","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}