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"From Entertainment Weekly writer Maureen Lee Lenker comes a swoony romantic comedy set in the world of 1930s film. Joan Davis is a movie star, and a damned good actor, too. Unfortunately, Hollywood only seems to care when she stars alongside Dash Howard, Tinseltown's favorite leading man and a perpetual thorn in Joan's side. She's sick of his hotshot attitude, his never-ending attempts to get a rise out of her--especially after the night he sold...
2) Hit for six
Author
Publisher
Ulverscroft, Linford Romance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
1935. Amateur cricketer Evelyn Fairhope meets her match when she catches the eye of Jack Cambridge, the local earl's handsome young chauffeur. But she soon finds herself pitched into a series of events that test their growing relationship. There's a family secret, a robbery, and the arrival of a lady's maid who's competing for Jack's affections. Not to mention her father's garage business starting to struggle. Evelyn and Jack are in for a bumpy ride....
3) The 1930s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1999], c1999
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the troubled 1930s, focusing on the Depression, the Dust Bowl phenomenon, formation of labor unions, the rise of organized crime, and the Golden Age of radio.
4) Marlowe
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930s Bay City centers around a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, daughter of a well-known movie star. The disappearance is the first twist in a series of bewildering events, and soon Marlowe is embroiled in a deadly investigation and web of lies that he's determined to bring to light." --