“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Bestselling author Natasha Lester visits from Australia to share her new book, The Chateau on Sunset, in conversation with Kaylie Jones. Set in the 1950s, a sheltered young woman living at the Chateau Marmont falls under the spell of a scandalous, secretive man as all of Hollywood’s glamour swirls around her. This book is a stunning feminist reimagining of Jane Eyre from the author of The Paris Seamstress.
Presented in collaboration with our friends at Adventures by the Book. This event is free and open to the public.
To guarantee entry and enjoy priority seating, we encourage guests to purchase a copy of The Chateau on Sunset in advance. A limited number of seats will be reserved for book purchasers, and books purchased through this event will be available for signing. Proceeds from book purchases support the San Diego Public Library.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Hollywood in the 1950s: where ambition burns bright, secrets linger in the shadows, and women fight to define their own destinies. A newly orphaned Aria Jones is sent to live with her aunt, a fading star who hides away in the infamous Chateau Marmont. There, two aspiring actresses, Calliope and Flitter, take the grieving Aria under their wing.
But the Marmont isn’t meant for small girls with big hearts, and Aria determines to can stay invisible and dodge trouble as she saves money― to leave the Marmont for a life on her own terms. Her carefully laid plans fall apart when the hotel is bought by Theo Winchester, who moves in with his daughter Adele.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Natasha Lester is an international, award-winning NYT bestselling author of ten historical fiction novels, including The Paris Seamstress, The Paris Secret, The Riviera House, The Paris Orphan, and The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre. Her novels have been translated into twenty-one different languages and feature the extraordinary lives of distinct and dynamic female leads.
Kaylie Jones is the author of six novels, including A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries, Celeste Ascending and The Anger Meridian as well as an acclaimed memoir, Lies My Mother Never Told Me. Kaylie is the publisher of Kaylie Jones Books and is a full professor in the SUNY Stony Brook Department of Creative Writing, Film and Television. She also teaches at the Wilkes University Maslow Family Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing.
