The Kindness of Strangers
Mary Mackey

Viola is discovered by Sarah Bernhardt and rockets to the top of New York vaudeville. While in Berlin, Viola falls madly for a satirical playwright whose incendiary work infuriates the fast-growing Nazi party—and cause his tragic death.
Against the odds, Viola survives and her daughter, Kathe, becomes a star of early television despite growing up during the London blitz. Kathe’s starpower quickly proves she’s more than just a starlette’s daughter, launching her career and changing her mother’s life forever.
Kathe’s daughter Mandy’s first movie makes her the brightest star yet, and a darling of the frenetic Hollywood scene—until a shocking tragedy threatens to end her career for good.