Curtain — Michael Korda

Felicia Lisle was the stunning English ingenue who won an Oscar for her role in a whirlwind, epic motion picture. Sir Robert Vane was the renowned genius of the stage. For twenty years, as the world was swept into war, Vane and Felicia played out a meteoric public love affair and their separate, stormy careers. But what no one could see were the secret deals made and broken, the Hollywood power plays, the betrayals, sins, madness, and finally, even a murder. For while Vane's moody genius kept him apart from Felicia and plunged him into a dangerous relationship with the American comedian Randy Brooks, Felicia's private demons were hurtling them both toward ruin