The Seventh Veil of Salome

Resumen del libro

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroinebut the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic.1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the starmaking role in a bigbudget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times.So when the film's mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.Two actresses, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age Hollywooda city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intriguemake for a sizzling combination.But this is the tale of three women, for it is also the story of the princess Salome herself, consumed with desire for the fiery prophet who foretells the doom of her stepfather, Herod: a woman torn between the decree of duty and the yearning of her heart.Before the curtain comes down, there will be tears and tragedy aplenty in this sexy Technicolor saga.

Biografía del autor

Silvia Moreno es la autora de las aclamadas novelas de ficción especulativa Gods of Jade and Shadow, Signal to Noise, Certain Dark Things y The Beautiful Ones, y del thriller Untamed Shore. Ha sido editora de varias antologías, entre ellas, She Walks in Shadows (también conocida como Cthulhux{0026} x02019;s Daughters), ganadora del premio World Fantasy. Vive en Vancouver, Columbia Británica.