Typewriter Beach A Novel
Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton is a large print novel published by HarperCollins Publishers in July 2025. This 480-page book unfolds an engaging narrative set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, exploring the unexpected friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress aspiring to become Alfred Hitchcock’s new star. The story alternates between 1957, where Isabella Giori navigates the complexities of her studio contract and the pressures of Hollywood, and 2018, where Gemma Chazan discovers her grandfather’s hidden secrets while preparing to sell his cottage.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as friendship, creativity, and the challenges faced by women in the film industry. As Isabella and Léon Chazan’s lives intertwine, the narrative delves into the joys and frustrations of writing and stardom. The book also raises questions about legacy and identity as Gemma seeks to understand her family’s past. Through graceful prose, Clayton captures the essence of human nature and the intricate dynamics of passion and persistence across generations.
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LARGE PRINT EDITION
Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, Typewriter Beach is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s new star.
1957. Isabella Giori is ten months into a standard seven-year studio contract when she auditions with Hitchcock. Just weeks later, she is sequestered by the studio’s “fixer” in a tiny Carmel cottage, waiting and dreading.
Meanwhile, next door, Léon Chazan is annoyed as hell when Iz interrupts his work on yet another screenplay he won’t be able to sell, because he’s been blacklisted. Soon, they’re together in his roadster, speeding down the fog-shrouded Big Sur coast.
2018. Twenty-six-year-old screenwriter Gemma Chazan, in Carmel to sell her grandfather’s cottage, finds a hidden safe full of secrets–raising questions about who the screenwriter known simply as Chazan really was, and whether she can live up to his name.
In graceful prose and with an intimate understanding of human nature, Meg Waite Clayton captures the joys and frustrations of being a writer, being a woman, being a star, and being in love. Typewriter Beach is the story of two women separated by generations–a tale of ideas and ideals, passion and persistence, creativity, politics, and family.
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