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Through the New York Times best-selling author of The Dressmaker and A Touch of Stardust comes a Hollywood coming-of-age book in which Ingrid Bergman's affair with Roberto Rossellini forces her biggest enthusiast to reconsider everything she grew up to believe. In 1950, Ingrid Bergman - already a significant star after films like Casablanca and Joan of Arc - has a newborn out of wedlock with her Italian fan, film director Roberto Rossellini. Previously held up as an icon of purity, Bergman's semester shocks her legions of American fans. Growing up in Hollywood, Jessica Malloy observed as her PR professional father helps make Ingrid a star at Selznick Studio room. Over years of fleeting interactions with the celebrity, Jesse came up to idolize Ingrid, whom she considered not only the epitome of luxury and integrity but also the picture-perfect mom, a location where her own difficult mother fell short. In a warmed time of McCarthyism and extreme censorship, Ingrid's affair cause a global scandal that robs 17-year-old Jesse of her childhood hero. When the strain placed on Jesse's dad begins to reveal hidden truths about the Malloy family, Jesse's eye are opened up to the complex realities of life - and love. Superbly written and deeply moving, The Hollywood Princess is an intimate book of self-discovery that evokes a Hollywood sparkling with glamour and vibrant drama.
