Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
In 1962, when Italian hotel owner Pasquale Tursi meets the
hopeful American film actress Dee Moray, who is in Italy to film Cleopatra, he
falls instantly in love. But soon secrets are revealed, and she is forced back
to America by the film's producer, Michael Deane. Fifty years later, Pasquale, Michael
Deane, Deane's assistant Claire, and screenwriter/ Italian translator Shane,
embark on a journey to reunite Pasquale with Dee, whom he hasn't stopped
thinking about over the last half century.
I love anything to do with old Hollywood, so this book, was
for the most part, just lovely. The writing was very vivid, which made up for
the few "dry" spots, most of which had to do with Claire's and
Shane's story lines. I also loved that the author used Richard Burton as a minor
character with a big impact on the story.
I give this book a B+.
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