Fleur de Leigh's life of crime / Diane Leslie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leslie, Diane, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio actors and actresses--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Radio actors and actresses.

Rich people--Family relationships--California--Hollyood--Fiction.

Rich people.

Girls--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Girls.

Nannies--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Nannies.

Children and adults--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Children and adults.

Parent and child--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Parent and child.

Dysfunctional families--California--Hollywood--Fiction.

Dysfunctional families.

History.

Families.

California--History--1950---Fiction.

California.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Fiction.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

California--Los Angeles--Hollywood.

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Summary:

Tucked away in her parents' lavish Beverly Hills mansion, young Fleur de Leigh has all the benefits of a privileged upbringing. Hers is a world marked by glamour and abundance, where the air is thick with showbiz glitz and couches sink under big screen stars.

Fleur's mother, a flamboyant, ambitious B-movie actress and eponymous star of The Charmian Leigh Radio Mystery Half-Hour, and her aloof father, currently reduced to producing TV game shows, casually entrust their daughter to a procession of nannies. Among them are Bettina, who accessorizes her uniform with high heels; Clover, an orphan determined on an acting career; and the monstrous Miss Hoate, whose brief tenure ends when she is escorted from the job in a straitjacket. From the quirky to the certifiably insane, these women all play a role in shaping Fleur, touching her heart, and ours, in unique and unpredictable ways.

Contents:

I. Glendora 3/17/57-6/12/57 13

II. Glo 9/12/57-9/13/57 49

III. Bettina 9/15/57-10/25/57 81

IV. Helga 2/5/58-4/23/58 111

V. Mr. Terwilliger 9/24/58 135

VI. Clover 11/29/58-12/29/58 163

VII. Miss Hoate 1/5/59-1/6/59 199

VIII. Gilda 2/5/59-4/21/59 237

IX. Thea Roy 6/26/59-11/12/59 271.

ISBN:

0684856956

OCLC:

40510483