There were parts of this book that I really liked and others that I didn't like at all. By the end I felt like I really knew Del, warts and all - and boy, did he have a lot of warts. He was so over-focused on clawing his way back to the top of the industry that he had completely lost sight of anything else. Nora and Tristan too were great characters. I did find it completely unbelievable that a gorgeous up-and-coming 25-year-old actress would initiate sex with a 78=year-old has-been actor, however.. The whole idea of Marilyn Monroe having left behind an undiscovered screenplay was fascinating.

But I hated the ending. Just plain hated it. *SPOILERS AHEAD* Marilyn was his friend, he stated this repeatedly throughout the book, she gave her screenplay into his care because she trusted him, and I didn't think her served her memory at all in the end. She wrote it because she wanted people to know that she wasn't just a dumb blonde and that there was more to her. I don't think his actions preserved her memory at all; he was selfish, ultimately. That's just my opinion.

Take one aging star and add one troubled woman with other things thrown in for good measure and you have one heck of a read. Del is an fading actor trying to find that one break that will propel him back to stardom. Marilyn is the troubled woman that may be his salvation. They met, Marilyn gives Del something to him before she dies. He meets Nora, and is it coincidence that she reminds us of Marilyn? Does Del get his stardom back? Can a man on the brink of destruction come back to the spotlight? If you enjoy reading about Hollywood, this is the book for you. Very good character development that will keep you reading well into the night. Very good book and I immensely enjoyed it. Read this book, you will not regret it. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC copy of this book in return for my honest review.

The way John wrote the parallel stories was fantastic. History can and does repeat itself at times albeit with different endings. Finding true love along the way is an added bonus no matter what your age. Loved this book.

I really loved this book and its main character "– This is an uncommon story, the tone is dynamic, the writing is frank . The book is really worth it. Must read!