--- product_id: 21852645 title: "The Trouble with Scarlett" price: "$52.03" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ec/products/21852645-the-trouble-with-scarlett store_origin: EC region: Ecuador --- # The Trouble with Scarlett **Price:** $52.03 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Trouble with Scarlett - **How much does it cost?** $52.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ec](https://www.desertcart.ec/products/21852645-the-trouble-with-scarlett) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Have you ever wanted to climb into a time machine and visit Hollywood during its heyday? Summer, 1936: "Gone with the Wind," Margaret Mitchell's first novel, takes the world by storm. Everyone in Hollywood knows Civil War pictures don't make a dime, but renegade producer David O. Selznick snaps up the movie rights and suddenly America has just one question: Who will play Scarlett O'Hara? When Gwendolyn Brick gets her hands on the book, the clouds part and the angels sing the Hallelujah Chorus. Only a real Southern belle can play Scarlett--and didn't her mama raise her on stories of Sherman's march and those damned Yankees? After years of slinging cigarettes at the Cocoanut Grove, Gwendolyn finds a new calling: to play Scarlett. But she's not the only gal in town with a deep-fried accent. She's going to have to stand out bigger than a hoop skirt at a Twelve Oaks barbeque to win that role. Marcus Adler is the golden boy of Cosmopolitan Pictures, the studio William Randolph Hearst started for his mistress, Marion Davies. When Marcus' screenplay becomes Davies' first hit, he's invited to Hearst Castle for the weekend. The kid who was kicked out of Pennsylvania gets to rub shoulders with Myrna Loy, Winston Churchill, and Katharine Hepburn--but when the trip turns fiasco, he starts sinking fast. He needs a new story, real big and real soon. So when F. Scott Fitzgerald moves into the Garden of Allah with a $1000-a-week MGM contract but no idea how to write a screenplay, Marcus says, "Pleased to meetcha. We need to talk." When Selznick asks George Cukor to direct "Gone with the Wind," it's the scoop of the year for Kathryn Massey, the Hollywood Reporter's newest columnist. But dare she publish it? Scoops are the exclusive domain of the Hearst papers' all-powerful, all-knowing, all-bitchy Louella Parsons. Nobody in Hollywood has ever dared to outscoop Louella--until now. When Louella comes back low and dirty, Kathryn's boss lets her dangle like a scarecrow in a summer storm. Then the telephone rings. It's Ida Koverman, Louis B. Mayer's personal secretary, and she has a proposition she'd like to make. The Trouble with Scarlett is the second in Martin Turnbull's series of historical novels set during Hollywood's golden age. Hollywood's Garden of Allah novels: Book 1: "The Garden on Sunset" Book 2: "The Trouble with Scarlett" Book 3: "Citizen Hollywood" Book 4: "Searchlights and Shadows" Book 5: "Reds in the Beds" Book 6: "Twisted Boulevard" Book 7: "Tinseltown Confidential" Book 8: "City of Myths" Book 9: "Closing Credits" Martin Turnbull's Garden of Allah novels have been optioned for the screen by film & television producer, Tabrez Noorani. Review: The Trouble With Scarlett is a gem! - The Garden Of Allah series continues with this second instalment which focuses on many topics of its time, including the search for Scarlett O'Hara. The story picks up in 1936 when Hollywood (and the United States for that matter) is caught up in Gone With The Wind and 'Scarlett Fever.' Marcus Adler is back and as a result of an embarrassing visit to Hearst Castle his employment at MGM is in jeopardy. In this instalment Marcus befriends F. Scott Fitzgerald in a very enjoyable subplot. Gwendolyn Brick wants to play Scarlett and goes to great (and creative) lengths in an attempt to nab the most prized female role in movie history. Will she succeed? You'll have to read the book. Whilst this second instalment was enjoyable throughout I found the most enjoyment in the character of Kathryn Massey. Kathryn is working for the Hollywood Reporter and goes head to head with the ruthless (and most powerful woman in Hollywood) Louella Parsons. Who will out-scoop who when it comes to reporting which actress will play Scarlett? I particularly enjoyed Kathryn's encounter with Ida Koverman and the 'cat party.' As a result of this Kathryn is dragged into a caustic circle which includes an encounter with the great Joan Crawford. What amazes me most about this series is the research that has gone into recreating the era and in making sure that the facts are neatly woven into the narrative. This series is proving to be very enjoyable and I can't wait to read the next instalment - 'Citizen Hollywood.' Review: Garden of Allah #2 - The first book in this series was a freebie on desertcart, so I took a chance on it. I enjoyed it very much, so I got book #2. And I am enjoying the series even more. I love the characters and their encounters with the stars of the past. This book was especially fun since GWTW is my favorite movie of all time. I read the book for the first time when I was about 10, and it started my love of historical fiction. I will definitely continue following the adventures of Marcus , Gwendolyn, and Kathryn into book #3. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #392,850 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,106 in Biographical Historical Fiction #1,221 in Biographical & Autofiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 645 Reviews | ## Images ![The Trouble with Scarlett - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71zyirZ1+nL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Trouble With Scarlett is a gem! *by S***N on September 15, 2014* The Garden Of Allah series continues with this second instalment which focuses on many topics of its time, including the search for Scarlett O'Hara. The story picks up in 1936 when Hollywood (and the United States for that matter) is caught up in Gone With The Wind and 'Scarlett Fever.' Marcus Adler is back and as a result of an embarrassing visit to Hearst Castle his employment at MGM is in jeopardy. In this instalment Marcus befriends F. Scott Fitzgerald in a very enjoyable subplot. Gwendolyn Brick wants to play Scarlett and goes to great (and creative) lengths in an attempt to nab the most prized female role in movie history. Will she succeed? You'll have to read the book. Whilst this second instalment was enjoyable throughout I found the most enjoyment in the character of Kathryn Massey. Kathryn is working for the Hollywood Reporter and goes head to head with the ruthless (and most powerful woman in Hollywood) Louella Parsons. Who will out-scoop who when it comes to reporting which actress will play Scarlett? I particularly enjoyed Kathryn's encounter with Ida Koverman and the 'cat party.' As a result of this Kathryn is dragged into a caustic circle which includes an encounter with the great Joan Crawford. What amazes me most about this series is the research that has gone into recreating the era and in making sure that the facts are neatly woven into the narrative. This series is proving to be very enjoyable and I can't wait to read the next instalment - 'Citizen Hollywood.' ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Garden of Allah #2 *by R***N on September 3, 2019* The first book in this series was a freebie on Amazon, so I took a chance on it. I enjoyed it very much, so I got book #2. And I am enjoying the series even more. I love the characters and their encounters with the stars of the past. This book was especially fun since GWTW is my favorite movie of all time. I read the book for the first time when I was about 10, and it started my love of historical fiction. I will definitely continue following the adventures of Marcus , Gwendolyn, and Kathryn into book #3. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vivien Leigh has nothing on Kathryn and Gwendolyn in "The Trouble With Scarlett"! *by C***L on December 29, 2015* To be honest with you, Gone With the Wind is a film I have little fondness for. I appreciate its historical significance in the history of film and the overall significance of the original novel it was based on, but there are so many other films that I gravitate more toward. That being said I am huge fan of the "The Trouble With Scarlett" by Martin Turnbull that uses the pre-production and casting of GWTW as a jumping off point for his three fictional characters in his Garden of Alllah series. This book is the second in the series, and in my opinion better than the first novel which I also enjoyed. The three main characters Marcus, Kathryn, and Gwendolyn are much more developed in this second book and have grown from their experiences in the first. Once again Martin shows his command of knowledge for Hollywood of this era by putting the reader in these authentic locations that the characters inhabit. Once again many famous faces from the era pop up here and there as our three characters stumble their way in attempting to conquer the movie industry in their own way. The strength of this second book over the first is now that we have gotten to know these characters better they inhabit this world more comfortably and freely than in the first novel. This allows the historical figures to be woven in more seamlessly and adds to the atmosphere of the period. By using the GWTW excitement that was going on during the year in the book, Martin provoked me to learn more about the production of the film. 1939 was a seminal year in Hollywood as many great films were released that year. This book's setting covers the pre-production of some of these films. If you are a big fan of GWTW you will want to read this book, but you will want to read "The Garden on Sunset" first. Overall, Martin has improved on the first novel and created interest in finding out what his characters will get into next. 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