By Joyce Haber
Small town Smith inspires falling star Curtis to give a career saving performance. They marry, but the husband's gay lifestyle forces Smith into the arms of tycoon, John Forsythe. Hollywood is unmasked in this frankly brutal expose of the hardboiled starmakers and heart-breakers of the entertainment industry.
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.