Every Time We Say Goodbye
'Heartbreaking, engrossing, and thoroughly dazzling' - Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair
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Publisher Description
WELCOME TO LA DOLCE VITA OF 1950s ROME
Vivien Lowry's latest play has opened to a rapturous reception from audiences in London's West End. However, the critics' savage reviews soon call into question her entire career. So, when the opportunity arises for her to work as a script doctor on a film shooting in Rome's Cinecittà Studios, a world populated with the likes of Ava Gardner and Sophia Loren, Vivien takes it. There she finds herself caught between powerful Vatican censors and two very different men.
Vivien must also face the long-buried truth of what really happened to her soldier fiancé during the war if she's to step into the future.
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Jenner picks up where Bloomsbury Girls left off as protagonist Vivien Lowry pivots from bookselling to a new career as a playwright in 1950s London. The opening night of her second play feels "like a dream," but harsh reviews cut its run short. When Vivien's famed socialite friend Peggy Guggenheim helps her score a script-editing gig in Rome, she jumps at the chance to work on When All Else Fails, the story of an Italian police officer falling in love with an American singer on tour. Also preoccupying Vivien is the question of how her former fiancé, David, died, since she recently learned of his last-known whereabouts as a POW in Italy during WWII. In Rome, she embarks on an affair with producer John Lassiter, who is estranged from his Italian movie star wife. To make matters even more complicated, the Vatican shuts down production on the movie, partially due to its disagreement with the portrayal in another film from the studio of the Vatican's policy of neutrality during the war. Jenner provides an insightful view into Italy's postwar reckoning, and she imbues the novel's many celebrity cameos—including actresses Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida—with authentic flair. Jenner's fans will love this.
