Shadow of a Lion: A Novel of Hollywood Writers in Exile

by Anne Edwards

Overview

On September 23, 1947, a number of the film industry’s leading writers, producers, and directors received subpoenas that summoned them to Washington to testify before the Un-American Activities Committee of the House of Representatives. The McCarthy era had begun—and with it the destruction of hundreds of careers. This bold, multidimensional novel recreates life in the inner circles of the film industry in Washington, Hollywood, and the major capitals of Europe, portraying desparate people trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of McCarthyism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493047475
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/15/2021
Pages:	418
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Anne Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor as well as several other biographies, novels, and children’s books. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Aside from the fascination this novel will possess for those familiar with its background, and who will be compelled to identify many of the characters, the story has depth and power as the first projection in fiction of the havoc caused by HUAC [House UnAmerican Activities Committee] which began the destruction of Hollywood’s motion picture industry.” [San Francisco Chronicle] “Honest…a story told to a turn. The characterization is powerful and thorough. SHADOW OF A LION will undoubtedly place Anne Edwards’ name alongside those who have successfully applied first-aid technique to the novel form.” [Journal, Sioux City.] “A memorable novel.” [Journal, Portland, Oregon} “Consistently absorbing.” Publishers Weekly “The story concerns the adult life and death of Maxwell Seaman, a film maker who became an informer during the McCarthyite film industry hearings. The characters are complex and well-drawn, including Seaman’s wife, young mistress, is friends, and his tormented son and daughter. Definitely recommended.”[Library Journal.] “Anne Edwards realistically evokes the frenetic world of European filmmaking … in a tightly plotted web of sexual intrigue.” [Saturday Review] “Here is a novel with more than facts; it has the heartbeats of feeling and an interest in the human condition as tragedy and comedy. “Los Angeles Times.