Celluloid Memories

Starred review from June 15, 2007
Resenting her actor father for leaving his family to pursue his dreams in Los Angeles when she was young, writer Savannah Shelton heads west to spend his final days with him and gains a new perspective as she gradually peels back the layers of the life of the man she never really knewand wishes she had. Using journals, letters, scrapbooks, and reminiscences, Kitt provides an insightful view of what it meantand still meansto be black in the glittering and seductive entertainment industry. Aided by good friends, including sexy attorney McCoy Sutton, Savannah learns to embrace the past and forge a new future in this gently funny and always compelling story. New York-based Kitt ("The Next Best Thing") is a veteran romance writer who is not afraid to tackle difficult issues. Her characters are realistic and well defined, her stories thought-provoking and multilayered.

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