Dorothy Parker in Hollywood

An expansive, illuminating, and “welcome addition to understand” ( Shelf Awareness ) the legendary writer Dorothy Parker, this unique biography explores her life and legacy in Hollywood—from the author of the “fascinating” ( Town & Country ) Three Martini Afternoons at the Ritz . The glamorous extravagances and devasting lows of her time in Hollywood are revealed as never before in this “ambitious, thoughtfully researched” ( Kirkus Reviews ) biography of Dorothy Parker—from leaving New York