For more years than I can count (five? ten? since 1753? who can keep track of these things anymore?) I had an idea for a novel set during the filming of Casablanca. In March 2020, I started writing what I thought would be a standalone book called All the Gin Joints, but —much to my surprise—it turned out to be a trilogy when I realized that Luke Valenti and Nell Davenport had way more story to tell than I had originally given them credit for. Who was I to stand in their way?
And so here we are, a scooch over three years later, reaching the conclusion of an unexpected, unplanned, but fun and fulfilling Hollywood Home Front trilogy with the release of:
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
A novel of World War II Hollywood
Book 3 in the Hollywood Home Front trilogy
When the curtain rises on an entirely new life, some will stumble and some will soar.
With the end of World War II finally in sight, Ensign Luke Valenti heads home to Los Angeles, eager to be reunited with the girl he left behind. As Luke navigates his rocky transition to peacetime, he yearns for a quiet return to civilian life, but discovers the US Navy plans to make him its war-hero poster boy and keep him squarely in the spotlight.
On the other side of fame sits Luke’s home-front sweetheart, Nell Davenport, who, during Luke’s absence, has blossomed in an unexpected career. Thrilled by the excitement following her musical debut, Nell is unaware that every step she takes on the precarious road to success brings her and Luke closer to a revelation that could shatter the fragile life they are struggling to rebuild amid the aftermath of war.
From the author of the Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels comes book three in the Hollywood Home Front trilogy. “You Must Remember This” is the story of two people striving to adapt to a world they no longer know.
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Pick up a copy of YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS in your favorite format from your favorite retailer:
Audiobook:
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Read Chapter 1 on my website.
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ALSO BY MARTIN TURNBULL
The Hollywood Home Front trilogy
A trilogy of novels set in World War II Hollywood
Book 1 – All the Gin Joints
Book 2 – Thank Your Lucky Stars
Book 3 – You Must Remember This
Chasing Salomé: a novel of 1920s Hollywood
The Heart of the Lion: a novel of Irving Thalberg’s Hollywood
The Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels
Book 1 – The Garden on Sunset
Book 2 – The Trouble with Scarlett
Book 3 – Citizen Hollywood
Book 4 – Searchlights and Shadows
Book 5 – Reds in the Beds
Book 6 – Twisted Boulevard
Book 7 – Tinseltown Confidential
Book 8 – City of Myths
Book 9 – Closing Credits
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