Whisper of the Moon Moth

By: Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden

From the author of The Color of Secrets and The Woman on the Orient Express comes a poignant novel inspired by the Hollywood legend - and the secrets of - actress Merle Oberon, famous for playing Cathy to Laurence Olivier's Heathcliff in the film Wuthering Heights.

For nineteen-year-old Estelle Thompson, going to the cinema is more than a way to pass the time...it's a way out. In 1931 in Calcutta, Anglo-Indian girls like Estelle are considered half-breeds, shunned by both English and Indian society. Her only escape is through the silver screen, where she can forget the world around her.

When Estelle catches the eye of a dashing American heir with connections to a major motion-picture studio, he also captures her heart. Soon, Estelle has a one-way ticket to London and a recommendation for a screen test.

To get to the top, she must keep her Indian heritage concealed - and so begins her new identity as movie goddess Merle Oberon. But just as her dreams are poised to come true, she discovers that her own family is keeping a much more shocking secret from her - one that changes everything she's believed about her past.

©2017 Lindsay Jayne Ashford (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

fascinating and complicated woman.

This was a barely fictionlized story of Meryl Oberion. I was very interested to find out what was true.

Wonderful portrayal of film industry

Once again Lindsay Ashford tells a riveting story. This time Merle Oberon. Told with heartfelt emotions about rising to the top amidst conflict.

Whisper of the moon moth

I found this story of an Indian actress to be more than I had expected. It was an eye opener as to the prejudices in the movie making business and the world in general.

Riviting

Heartbreakingly beautiful story, I think the sex was too explicit, I like to use my own imagination a little. The book was hard to put down.

Disappointed

As I listened, it became apparent that the author was not going to give a true accounting of Merle life, which is what I was hoping to find.