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  • Published: 25 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9780698195301
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
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Red Letter Days




A striking novel from the acclaimed author of Radio Girls about two daring women who escape McCarthy-era Hollywood for London, where they find creative freedom and fight the injustices of the Red Scare.

When two brave women flee from the Communist Red Scare, they soon discover that no future is free from the past.

Amid the glitz and glamour of 1950s New York, Phoebe Adler pursues her dream of screenwriting. A dream that turns into a living nightmare when she is blacklisted—caught in the Red Menace that is shattering the lives of suspected Communists. Desperate to work, she escapes to London, determined to keep her dream alive and clear her good name.

There, Phoebe befriends fellow American exile Hannah Wolfson, who has defied the odds to build a career as a successful television producer in England. Hannah is a woman who has it all, and is now gambling everything in a very dangerous game—the game of hiring blacklisted writers.

Neither woman suspects that danger still looms . . . and their fight is only just beginning.

  • Published: 25 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9780698195301
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
Categories:

About the author

Sarah-Jane Stratford

Sarah-Jane Stratford is the acclaimed author of Radio Girls. Her work has also appeared in the GuardianBoston GlobeLos Angeles Review of BooksMarie-ClaireBustleGuernica, and many others. A former resident of both American coasts, she’s now living the expat life in London, where when she isn’t working, she’s exploring and seriously considering learning how to garden.