Williamsburg Regional Library

Blue Marlin, Lee Smith

Label
Blue Marlin, Lee Smith
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Blue Marlin
Oclc number
1119514896
Responsibility statement
Lee Smith
Summary
Available for the first time as a stand-alone novella, this book centers on the Blue Marlin Motel in 1959, where Jenny, her beautiful socialite mother, and chastened father share their sunny days with movie stars who are in town to make the movie Operation Petticoat. Jenny is precocious and a bit of a sleuth, so her innocent "observations" to uncover the secrets of movie stars also end up revealing the secrets of her own family. Jenny confronts the frailty of family life while also vying for the attention of actor Tony Curtis and even a role in his movie
Target audience
adult
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