{"product_id":"the-hidden-life-of-aster-kelly-hardcover","title":"The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine A. Sherbrooke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a runway model in 1940s Hollywood makes a split-second decision \u003c\/b\u003eintended to protect those she loves, she triggers a cascade of secrets that threatens to upend her daughter's life decades later. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter winning a prestigious fashion design contest in 1948, Aster Kelly flees the world of modeling in New York and arrives in Beverly Hills to claim her prize: a design apprenticeship with Fernando Tivoli. But Fernando has no such job available. He's busily preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime--proving to Galaxy Studios that he is the perfect couturier for their A-list stars. The moment he meets Aster, though, he knows she's the missing ingredient he needs and asks her to be his stand-in model for Lauren Bacall. Aster is dismayed to once again have her creative potential sidelined, but when Fernando promises to mentor her if he wins the contract, she agrees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aster and Fernando quickly become romantically entangled with Hollywood insiders--Aster with the head of Galaxy Studios, Fernando with their biggest up-and-coming star, Christopher Page--and Aster and Fernando's friendship becomes essential as they navigate a glamorous and complicated existence where what's real must often be hidden, and no one is quite who they seem. As Aster's ambitions grow and she faces a crisis, and Fernando's future is threatened by the judgmental Hollywood machine, Aster makes a decision that changes the trajectory of their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twenty-five years later, despite knowing little of her mother's time in Hollywood and being raised well outside the reaches of fame, Aster's daughter Lissy is poised to become a Broadway star. But when the musical gets off to a rocky start, Lissy makes a rash decision of her own in an attempt to save the show. And when long-buried secrets blindside them both, mother and daughter are forced to question everything they thought they knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Life of Aster Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the bonds of chosen family, the cost of fame and the enduring strength of love that will keep you guessing until the last page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine A. Sherbrooke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFill the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the May Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the Foreword Indies Book of the Year, and won a 2017 Independent Press Award as well as \u003ci\u003eLeaving Coy's Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Pegasus Books. She is Chair of the GrubStreet Creative Writing Center in Boston and lives south of the city with her husband, two sons, and black lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.13 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170535837831,"sku":"9781639363537","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4875904fd384feabbdfd672958d0ebf3.webp?v=1733348948","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hidden-life-of-aster-kelly-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}