{"product_id":"whisper-of-the-moon-moth-9781542045575","title":"Whisper of the Moon Moth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lindsay Jayne Ashford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman on the Orient Express\u003c\/i\u003e comes a poignant novel inspired by the Hollywood legend--and the secrets of--actress Merle Oberon, famous for playing Cathy to Laurence Olivier's Heathcliff in the film \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nineteen-year-old Estelle Thompson, going to the cinema is more than a way to pass the time...it's a way out. In 1931 in Calcutta, Anglo-Indian girls like Estelle are considered half-breeds, shunned by both English and Indian society. Her only escape is through the silver screen, where she can forget the world around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Estelle catches the eye of a dashing American heir with connections to a major motion-picture studio, he also captures her heart. Soon, Estelle has a one-way ticket to London and a recommendation for a screen test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo get to the top, she must keep her Indian heritage concealed--and so begins her new identity as movie goddess Merle Oberon. But just as her dreams are poised to come true, she discovers that her own family is keeping a much more shocking secret from \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e--one that changes everything she's believed about her past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46315772346519,"sku":"9781542045575","price":1456.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781542045575.webp?v=1767708568","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/whisper-of-the-moon-moth-9781542045575","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}