The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis

The theater and film stars of New York and a bit of Hollywood are the focus of the latest historical New York City novel by Fiona Davis. In 1947 the threat of communism was sweeping the country and the largest focus was on the artistic areas. No writer, playwright, screenwriter, painter or actor was safe from the famed Black List. For the artists who live at the Chelsea Hotel in New York ending up on that list would mean life or death to the only world they knew. Hazel and Maxine got their start doing USO shows in Europe at the end of the war and then made the natural jump after the war to the theater life in New York. We follow their emotional journey navigating love, careers in entertainment and having their every move suspect and every conversation scrutinized. Brilliant characters and a heartfelt storyline make for another emotional historical masterpiece by the author that knows every nook and cranny in New York.