{"product_id":"things-in-glocca-morra-hardcover","title":"Things in Glocca Morra - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What's the point of being Irish anyway if you don't think the world will break your heart?\" asks Jack Kennedy. He is spellbound by a song about Ireland's neverland of dreams: \"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one better knew the real JFK's dreams and passions than Lem Billings, a prep-school roommate who made himself \"sidekick everlasting.\" The late Peter Collier had the great fortune to obtain oral histories from Billings himself, and they became the basis for a vivid biographical novel in Lem's voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On assignment with the Hearst newspapers, Jack goes with Lem to Hollywood, that neverland of dreams he loves for \"the feeling that something might happen.\" Things do. Communists and gangsters vie for control of the film industry. There are labor strikes, blackmail, assassinations. And there are glamorous actresses. Joseph Kennedy Sr. hovers oppressively over his son and aims to derail his romance with Valentina, survivor of an Italian prison camp and daughter of a mobster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The world breaks Jack's heart, and he dives into politics with steely purpose. But the interlude in Hollywood sends ripples through the Kennedys' lives. When Lem gets the news of JFK's assassination, he instantly thinks of Val's father--a man whose middle name is \u003ci\u003evendetta\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Billings never got the answers he sought about Jack's death. As for his intimate knowledge of the Kennedys, he remained ever discreet, but left a trove of recollections to be opened by a later generation. Channeled through Collier's lively and imaginative prose, they illuminate shadowy corners of an extraordinary American saga.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Collier was the founding editor of Encounter Books. His illustrious career as a writer and editor spanned more than half a century, beginning with \u003ci\u003eRamparts\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in the 1960s. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eThe Kennedys: An American Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 New York Times bestseller coauthored with David Horowitz, and dynastic biographies of the Roosevelts, Rockefellers, Fords, and Fondas. In 2003 he completed \u003ci\u003eMedal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its third edition. His biography \u003ci\u003ePolitical Woman: The Big Little Life of Jeane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Encounter Books in 2012. \u003ci\u003eThings in Glocca Morra\u003c\/i\u003e is his second novel and final book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769189630240,"sku":"9781641771344","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a2e092d285f6728ddb29dd89c49f1e6.webp?v=1780343459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/things-in-glocca-morra-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}