Another Side of Paradise

A Novel

By: Sally Koslow

Narrated by: Ana Clements

“A stunning, utterly captivating read. Another Side of Paradise delivers an unforgettable portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham, a remarkable couple steeped in all the glamour, romance, and intrigue of old Hollywood. Their wild ride of a love affair is one for the ages!” — Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything

A novel based on the true story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his longtime mistress, Sheilah Graham—an unforgettable tale of love, celebrity, and Gatsby-esque self-creation in 1930s Hollywood.

In 1937 Hollywood, gossip columnist Sheilah Graham’s star is on the rise, while literary wonder boy F. Scott Fitzgerald’s career is slowly drowning in booze. But the once-famous author, desperate to make money penning scripts for the silver screen, is charismatic enough to attract the gorgeous Miss Graham, a woman who exposes the secrets of others while carefully guarding her own. Like Fitzgerald’s hero Jay Gatsby, Graham has meticulously constructed a life far removed from the poverty of her childhood in London’s slums. And like Gatsby, the onetime guttersnipe learned early how to use her charms to become a hardworking success; she is feted and feared by both the movie studios and their luminaries.

A notorious drunk famously married to the doomed Zelda, Fitzgerald fell hard for his “Shielah” (he never learned to spell her name), a shrewd yet softhearted woman—both a fool for love and nobody’s fool—who would stay with him and help revive his career until his tragic death three years later. Working from Sheilah’s memoirs, interviews, and letters, Sally Koslow revisits their scandalous love affair and Graham’s dramatic transformation in London, bringing Graham and Fitzgerald gloriously to life with the color, glitter, magic, and passion of 1930s Hollywood.

Wonderful information on this timeless love affair.

Loved this story. Have always heard of the love affair between Sheilah Graham and F Scott Fitzgerald. This makes it real.

Sad

The story is total through the eyes of Sheliah Graham, the mistress of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Scott Fitzgerald is an alcoholic and a mean abustive drunk. Sheliah has a low self esteem and feels that Scott is the only person who understands her.

A slice of history worth repeating

Sally Koslow has written another beautiful novel. Another Side of Paradise is an historical novel that brings us back to the last decades of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and his significant relationship. It is beautifully written with an authenticity that parallels his own novels. Sadly Koslow has the ability to write masterfull. Her books span genres, and Another Side of Paradise is a historical novel for those who love literature, journalism, and a good read.

Beautiful

What beautifully written book. I was taken in right from the beginning. I didn’t like the narrator’s voice at first but in the second chapter her voice captured me.
I loved the book.

Narrator interfered with my enjoyment of the book

I've now learned that it's a good idea to listen to a sample before ordering a book. The story probably is very good but I was unable to finish listening because the narrator's timbre grated on my nerves.