(Ebook) Delayed Rays Of A Star by Amanda Lee Koe ISBN 9781526609021, 1526609029

(Ebook) Delayed Rays Of A Star by Amanda Lee Koe ISBN 9781526609021, 1526609029

"Blending questions about pop culture, war, and art, Delayed Rays of a Star is that rare book that is neither high- nor low-brow, refusing such facile dichotomies and playing, instead, in the messiness of the grey areas."  -  Ilana Masad, NPR

When a photographer captures Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong and Leni Riefenstahl in one frame at a party in Berlin in 1928, no one realizes the extent to which their lives will reflect the tumultuous decades that follow

Marlene crosses the Atlantic to find fame in Hollywood, the town that eats out of the palm of her hand till her wrinkles begin to show. After establishing her position as a filmmaker, Leni watches her fame turn to notoriety following the defeat of Nazi Germany. Nine and a half times out of ten films, the side characters played by Anna May must die so the white male lead can be returned to his white paramour on the screen. 

"Delayed Rays of a Star is a big globe-trotting, time-travelling wonder of a novel that made me laugh and in a hundred other ways appreciate the playful brilliance of Amanda Lee Koe. This is writing to be devoured and shared, and a writer's arrival to be celebrated."  -  Ben Metcalf

In the murky world, these women navigate, their choices will be held up to the test of time. And the real question is, how much has anything changed? 

This fierce and exquisite debut about womanhood, ambition, and art, played out against the shifting political tides of the twentieth century, introduces a mesmerizing new literary talent for our times.