Review: All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani

All the Stars in the Heavens

by Adriana Trigiani

Publisher: Harper

Pages: 464

Format: ARC

Buy the Book: Amazon

Goodreads:  The movie business is booming in 1935 when twenty-one-year-old Loretta Young meets thirty-four-year-old Clark Gable on the set of The Call of the Wild. Though he’s already married, Gable falls for the stunning and vivacious young actress instantly. 

Far from the glittering lights of Hollywood, Sister Alda Ducci has been forced to leave her convent and begin a new journey that leads her to Loretta. Becoming Miss Young’s assistant, the innocent and pious young Alda must navigate the wild terrain of Hollywood with fierce determination and a moral code that derives from her Italian roots. Over the course of decades, she and Loretta encounter scandal and adventure, choose love and passion, and forge an enduring bond of love and loyalty that will be put to the test when they eventually face the greatest obstacle of their lives.


Kritters Thoughts:  A look behind the scenes of Hollywood, but not contemporary Hollywood, old Hollywood!  The days of Clark Gable and Loretta Young and the times of Hollywood when actors were almost assets of a studio and the business of Hollywood was very different then what it is today.  Even though the book definitely focuses on the "relationship" between Loretta and Clark, I enjoyed reading about the directors, scene painters, costume and make up and the other characters involved in the movie business.  

Although the book had some absolute ups and downs, if you know me at all, you know that I love any behind the scenes look, whether that be Hollywood or the middle of nowhere, I like the opportunity to take a peak behind closed doors - even if it is in fiction!  This book made me want to go watch the movies that are made during this book.  

Adriana Trigiani is an author that I will buy and read without reading a synopsis.  The words she choose and the way she puts her stories together are like a painting.  The flow of a book can make or break a book for me and even with a large page count, Adriana Trigiani writes in a way that just flows and reads quickly.  I read this book in three sittings!

If you don't read historical fiction, try this one.  Adriana Trigiani can create a story that yes takes place in history but is so moving and vivid that you forget when and where you are!  


Rating: absolutely loved it and want a sequel

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received one copy of this book free of charge from TLC Book Tours.  I was not required to write a positive review in exchange for receipt of the book; rather, the opinions expressed in this review are my own.