On the pages of the novel, dizzyingly and sometimes with shocking candor, is portrayed the world of the great “factory of dreams.” Film stars of both sexes, budding actresses and actors, film magnates, producers, agents, directors, screenwriters, and many others directly or indirectly connected to the Hollywood film industry are shown here in everyday life, at social receptions, in offices, on a soundstage, in the beds of lovers and mistresses. But at the center is the attention of the writer who knows everything about Hollywood—hidden secrets, passions, and desires that determine every step of her heroes in life.