num_pages: 304
description: *NATIONAL BESTSELLER*A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE WEEKIn her first novel inspired by a true story Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talitha Getty in this transporting story from a forgotten chapter of the Swinging '60s From afar Talitha's life seemed perfect. In her twenties and already a famous model and actress she moved from London to a palace in Marrakesh with her husband Paul Getty the famous oil heir. There she presided over a swirling ex-pat scene filled with music art free love and a counterculture taking root across the world. When Claire arrives in London from her small town she never expects to cross paths with a woman as magnetic as Talitha Getty. Yearning for the adventure and independence she's swept off to Marrakesh where the two become kindred spirits. But beneath Talitha's glamourous facade lurks a darkness few can understand. As their friendship blossoms and the two grow closer the realities of Talitha's precarious existence set off a chain of dangerous events that could alter Claire's life forever. 
language: English
title: Sister Stardust
publisher: Hanover Square Press