In many ways, this fits with Henry’s MO.
Surprisingly, that doesn’t feel like a bad thing.
The tension that builds between them is absolutely beautiful, too.
My only issues with the central romance come toward the end of the story.
Margaret’s story feels rooted in real Hollywood history.
While she is not directly based on any one celebrity figure, elements and characters clearly are.
Great Big Beautiful Lifeis, unsurprisingly, a beautiful, layered romance (that would make an excellent movie!
For the book itself, it doesn’t matter, of course.
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Aspiring journalist Alice Scott and Pulitzer-winning biographer Hayden Anderson are invited to Little Crescent Island to compete for the chance to pen the memoir of reclusive heiress Margaret Ives. As they delve into Margaret’s enigmatic past, uncovering secrets and scandals, a slow-burning romance ignites between them.
Aspiring journalist Alice Scott and Pulitzer-winning biographer Hayden Anderson are invited to Little Crescent Island to compete for the chance to pen the memoir of reclusive heiress Margaret Ives. As they delve into Margaret’s enigmatic past, uncovering secrets and scandals, a slow-burning romance ignites between them.
