The loyalty of muscle and the power of household are put to the take a look at in Hollywood Shadows by Frank C. Senia, an emotive first-person drama concerning the strains we refuse to cross.

Rising up with a brutal father and an overwhelmed mom, Billy and his twin brother Rickey sprang from tough soil, however by no means misplaced their delicate sides. Billy shines as the point of interest of this story, narrating his difficult childhood and sometimes intense life as a Hollywood fixer, which suggests delivering dangerous information and hard love that may typically veer into violence. From cross-country journeys, brotherly reunions, and undercover snooping to nepotism, melancholy, and the darker sides of leisure, this gritty and unflinching novel is at occasions a tricky tablet to swallow, however at all times riveting.

One of the putting strains comes early: “How will we forgive a person who by no means knew the right way to love?” and the thematic meat of the story echoes that query, with the prose urgent on nerves of trauma, forgiveness, loyalty, and emotional maturity in all the key figures. As is commonly his fashion, Senia crafts his characters with a jagged and world-weary edge, exposing the struggles of archetypal have-nots who lunge ahead with keen ambition, solely to stumble again with failure.

Scattered typographical errors and sections of flat prose often undercut the standard, however the writing is usually lyrical and immersive, leading to a Hollywood novel that’s without delay a responsible pleasure and a searing emotional drama.

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