Jane Allen

A young woman moves to Hollywood in the 1930's, gets a job as a producer's secretary, and learns first-hand the insanity of the movie business. I wanted and expected to like this book, since it's a fun topic and I particularly enjoy epistolary novels, but it just didn't move me. I couldn't really get a handle on the main character, and too many of the letters just seemed like an excuse for straight-forward first-person narration. Parts are quite funny, however, including when the producer moves all of his operations to the hospital while his wife is in labor.… (meer)