01988cam a2200361 i 4500 387152160 TxGeo 20190719120000.0 190522s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019002424 9781524744588 hbk. 1524744581 hbk. (OCoLC)1103927332 TxGeo rda Davis, Fiona, 1966- The Chelsea girls : a novel / Fiona Davis. First edition. [New York, NY] : Dutton, [2019] 358 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "From the dramatic redbrick facade to the sweeping staircase dripping with art, the Chelsea Hotel has long been New York City's creative oasis for the many artists, writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and poets who have called it home--a scene playwright Hazel Riley and actress Maxine Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover that the greatest obstacle to putting up a show on Broadway has nothing to do with their art, and everything to do with politics. A Red scare is sweeping across America, and Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt for Communists, with those in the entertainment industry in the crosshairs. As the pressure builds to name names, it is more than Hazel and Maxine's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences, but also their livelihood, their friendship, and even their freedom."-- Provided by publisher. 20190801. Chelsea Hotel Fiction. Women dramatists Fiction. Actresses Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Hotels New York (State) New York Fiction. Blacklisting of entertainers Fiction. Historical fiction. QS5