Lily Torrence

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Lily TorrenceLily Torrence by Fred Andersen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First of all, I would like to thank the author, Fred Andersen, for sharing his book in exchange for an honest review.

The character 'Deborah Boynton' in the book is said to be based on 'Barbara Stanwyck', who was an American actress, model and dancer.

Though titled 'Lily Torrence', she is not the main protagonist. The story-line follows Lily's aspiration to make her way into Hollywood, the help offered by Deb, with a touch on homosexuality and prostitution.

Max Beckerman is a German Jew, who managed to escape the tyranny of Hitler, and is making a living as a well-known and powerful movie Director. He, however, is a pawn in the hands of a more powerful Marty Nuco - a pimp, who can make or break, not only anybody's career, but also, just about anybody's life.

Lyman Wilbur - writer of detective novels, and creator of Archer Daniel, fails to create an impression. I am sure, the book would have done well without him. He is shown to be loving and faithful to his wife - still tries to flirt with a lady way younger than him, but is never categorized as a womanizer! Strange that!

As any other with a lot of movie stuff in it, this one has no dearth for sex, scandal and booze.

I would have liked to spend a little more time with Ted, he could have had a little more room in the story.

Maria, proves to be a character in vain.

Deb and Lily are two powerful and impressive women worth appreciating.

Though Lyman often says, "Things are moving too fast", I unfortunately felt it to be on the contrary.

In-spite of the flow of events being believable in most parts, I did not feel my blood racing, nor did I feel the need to feel curious, when I would have been curious in any other book under similar circumstances.

On the whole, the book was an interesting read.


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