In a Far-Off Land

ISBN: 1496450434

Author: Landsem, Stephanie

Condition: New

Immersive, enchanting, and gripping, In A Far-Off Land is do-not-miss historical fiction. -Patti Callahan, NYT Bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. LewisIts 1931 in Hollywood, and Minerva Sinclaire is on the run for a murder she didnt commit.As the Great Depression hits the Midwest, Minerva Sinclaire runs away to Hollywood, determined to make it big and save the family farm. But beauty and moxie dont pay the bills in Tinseltown, and shes caught in a downward spiral of poverty, desperation, and compromise. Finally, shes about to sign with a major studio and make up for it all. Instead, she wakes up next to a dead film star and is on the run for a murder she didnt commit.Only two unwilling men-Oscar, a Mexican gardener in danger of deportation, and Max, a too-handsome agent battling his own demons-can help Mina escape corrupt police on the take and the studio big shots trying to frame her. But even her quick thinking and grit can't protect her from herself. Alone, penniless, and carrying a shameful secret, Mina faces the consequences of the heartbreaking choices that brought her to ruin . . . and just might bring her back to where she belongs.