The release date for the English version of 'Mercury Pictures Presents' by
Anthony Marra is Aug 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This is an epic story set between Mussolini's Italy and 1940s Los Angeles about a smart lady who has to reinvent herself in order to live.
Maria Lagana came to Hollywood in an attempt to escape her past, just as many others did. Maria was born in Rome, where her father used to take her to the movies on Sundays rather than church. Her mother then moves to Los Angeles with her when a childhood infraction results in her father's incarceration.
After fifteen years, on the verge of America's involvement in World War II, Maria works as an associate producer at Mercury Pictures and struggles to maintain a healthy balance between her personal and professional life. She can't get through to her mother. A guy with several toupees, her supervisor, has been called to Washington by congressional investigators. Virtuoso boyfriend of hers