Publication Date: October 22, 2024
A Hollywood legend. A legacy of secrets. An epic and emotional novel about forgiveness, fame, family, and truly unconditional love by the bestselling author of When We Were Enemies.
Christie’s auction house, Beverly Hills. The effects of Hollywood icon Vivian Snow are up for bid. In the collection is a set of hand-drawn postcards spanning six decades. The sender is Antonio Trombello, a soldier, POW, priest, and Vivian’s confidant. Each postcard sheds new light on a deeply private woman the public only thinks it knows.
It’s World War II. Vivian is a USO showgirl traveling the world when her husband goes AWOL, disappears, and is presumed dead. Facing increasing suspicion, she leans on her dear friend Father Trombello for support. He’s her confessor, her savior, the elusive love of her life, and when it comes to her husband’s death, the keeper of Vivian’s secrets.
As Vivian rises from canteen dream girl to starlet to bona fide legend, she navigates the highs and lows of Hollywood, new romances, and tumultuous family relationships—all in the shadow of her past and the guilt, unmet longing, and buried truths that could still upend the lives of everyone she loves.
An auction featuring items tied to Hollywood icon Vivian Snow offers an engaging story centering around a series of handwritten postcards.
Author Emily Bleeker first introduces Vivian in When We Were Enemies. This installment, When We Chased the Light, takes place 20 years in the future and can easily be read as a standalone.
Through the postcards from Antonio Trombello, readers get a much deeper look into Vivian’s personal life. In front of the camera, she seamlessly slips into a role without any signs of her personal struggles to reach her next career goal.
Spanning six decades, the postcards illustrate the relationship between Vivian and the man described as her confessor. The end result is a beautifully heart-wrenching tale about love and loss.
When We Chased the Light offers a fresh perspective, focusing on a woman’s ambitions coming out of World War II.
Emily Bleeker is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of seven novels. Combined, her books have reached over two million readers and counting. When she’s not writing or mom-ing, Emily performs on the house team of a local improv group in suburban Chicago, where she lives with her husband, kids, and kitten muse, Hazel.
