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When Julie Crawford leaves Fort Wayne, Indiana for Hollywood, she never imagines she'll cross paths with Carole Lombard, the dazzling actress from Julie's provincial Midwestern hometown. Although the young woman has dreams of becoming a screenwriter, the only job Julie's able to find is one in the studio publicity office of the notoriously demanding producer David O. Selznick —who is busy burning through directors, writers and money as he begins filming *Gone with the Wind*. Although tensions run high on the set, Julie finds she can step onto the back lot, take in the smell of smoky gunpowder and the soft rustle of hoop skirts, and feel the magical world of *Gone with the Wind* come to life. Julie's access to real-life magic comes when Carole Lombard hires her as an assistant and invites her into the glamorous world Carole shares with Clark Gable—who is about to move into movie history as the dashing Rhett Butler. Carole Lombard, happily profane and uninhibited, makes no secret of her relationship with Gable, which poses something of a problem for the studio as Gable is technically still married—and the last thing the film needs is more negative publicity. Julie is there to fend of

Who reads A Touch of Stardust : A Novel?

Author

Alcott, Kate

Publisher

Doubleday, Random House Inc

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385539050

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.61 / 5 (3,112 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14