The Studio Girls

Publisher details

Author
Lisa Ireland
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Fiction
Released
30 April, 2024
ISBN
9781761345449

The Studio Girls

Buy now

Retail partners

Synopsis

It’s 1955, and four talented young women become best friends while living at the Hollywood Studio Club, the famous boarding house for movie hopefuls.

Julia Newman is a rising star. As Goldstar Studios‘ ‘new Grace Kelly’, she has been sent to the club to keep her out of trouble, though Julia is just thrilled to finally make friends.

For Peggy Carmichael, Julia’s roommate, life is not so easy. She takes classes, auditions constantly, and grabs whatever bit-part is offered. Still, her ‘big break’ remains stubbornly out of reach.

Meanwhile, Vivienne Lockhart, the most talented actress of them all, is constantly reduced to ‘sexpot’ roles. She’ll do whatever it takes to succeed. But is she driven by ambition, or by a heartbreaking need to be loved?

Finally, there’s aspiring scriptwriter Sadie Shore, who has little interest in the trappings of fame. Particularly when she becomes the PA of a big studio boss and her eyes are opened to the perils of her friends’ dreams . . .

Reviews

Back to the Glamorous Golden Age of Cinema: Read an Extract from The Studio Girls by Lisa Ireland

Review | Extract

14 May 2024

Back to the Glamorous Golden Age of Cinema: Read an Extract from The Studio Girls by Lisa Ireland

    Lisa Ireland
    About the author

    Lisa Ireland

    Although born and bred in the city of Melbourne, Australia, Lisa has always been a country girl at heart. After graduating from university, her love of horses, cattle dogs and tumbling-down farmhouses led her to accept a teaching position at a small school in rural Victoria. A flood, a bushfire, and countless snakes taught her there was more to life on the land than fluffy sheep and home baked scones! Lisa hopes her stories reflect the deep admiration she has for rural communities. She will never forget the hospitality she was shown as a wide-eyed city slicker, new to life in the bush.Lisa now lives in a small coastal town and spends her days dreaming up stories as she walks along the beach. (Don’t tell her husband — he thinks she’s there to watch him catching waves.) When not writing, reading or conducting conversations with characters in her head, Lisa is busy being mum to her three boys and trying her best to train her impossible but adorable Labrador.

    Books by Lisa Ireland

    Related articles

    Q&A: Lisa Ireland, Author of The Studio Girls

    News | Author Related

    9 May 2024

    Q&A: Lisa Ireland, Author of The Studio Girls

      COMMENTS

      Leave a Reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *