Book description
It's not every child who is named after a motor car, and when little
Daisy Ford discovers she's been abandoned by her mother, she resolves to
put the name - and her unhappy years at the convent orphanage - behind
her for ever. Quite unaware of her haunting beauty, frighteningly
innocent of the harsh ways of the outside world, Daisy makes her way to
Hollywood, determined to become an actress in the great tradition of the
stars she admired as a child. Taking the name Valentina, and refusing to
reveal any details of her past, she is discovered by the brilliant
Hungarian director Vidal Rakoczi. Handsome, tempestuous, his devilish
good looks matched by his devil-may-care temperament, Vidal is as
controversial as he is talented. Instantly recognising the potential of
Valentina's ethereal loveliness, he draws out her innate acting ability
and casts her in his latest film. What starts as a professional
relationship between the fiery director and his ravishing new star
quickly develops in to much more. Drawn to one another as irresistibly
as moths to a candleflame, they embark on a love affair as ecstatic as
it is destructive. Steeped in the glamorous and nostalgic atmosphere of
1930s Hollywood, Silver Shadows, Golden Dreams is a love story in the
grand manner, a novel of high romance that will cast its spell over
every reader. 'A great read' Good Book Guide 'Very readable, often
moving' Yorkshire Evening Post
