Stewart O'Nan

A tale inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's last years in Hollywood finds him reflecting on past events at the height of the Jazz Age while falling in love, struggling to hold his family together and penning The Last Tycoon. By the best-selling author of Last Night at the Lobster.

A Novel

West of Sunset

Phoebe

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I tried reading this a few months back & just COULD NOT get into it. But this weekend after finishing Jane Eyre, I decided to give it another go & I’m so happy I did! 

Although this was a fictional biography of the later life of F. Scott Fitzgerald & it was so interesting & atmospheric. I almost didn’t want it to end because I loved the warm, even harsh, setting of old Hollywood & the struggle of familial relationships, financial strain, & the call to create stories. It was such a refreshing change from the English scene of Jane Eyre. 

I would totally recommend it if you’re interested in F. Scott Fitzgerald at all.

West of Sunset A Novel

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