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The Chelsea girls : a novel / Fiona Davis.

Davis, Fiona, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene that playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red Scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524744588 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1524744581 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 358 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]
Subject: Chelsea Hotel > Fiction.
Blacklisting of entertainers > Fiction.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989 > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 46 of 53 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 53 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Juniata County Library F DAV (Text) 39640100568193 JUNM Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION DAVIS (Text) 50686015521821 Storage Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION DAVIS (Text) 50686015522696 Adult Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library DAVIS, FIONA (Text) 34455006595173 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F DAV (Text) 33240004494483 Adult Fiction Available -
Ashland Public Library FIC DAV (Text)
Memorial: In Memory of Madge Kerrigan
3039900034206$ Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F DAV (Text) 75011000314200 Adult Fiction Available -
Barrett Paradise Friendly Library F Dav (Text) 37171000003539 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaverdale Public Library F D (Text) 31814480085213 BVRM Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Coolidge Branch f (Text) 33062009440331 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene that playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red Scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom.

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