Laura English

A fairy tale of Hollywood glamour and globe-trotting intrigue that shows that even the most blessed lives may not have the happily-ever-after that you might expect, Laura English follows the life and loves of a young British actress who rises to fame and yet struggles to find what she actually needs. By turns heart-warming and heart-wrenching, funny and tragic, this first novel by Lynn Arias Bornstein takes you on a journey around the world and into the deepest recesses of the human heart.

Driven by a Dream...

Chance brings producer/director Sir James Paxton to the Bournemouth Players, where the performance of an unknown actress fires his imagination and launches her on a dizzying journey from provincial theater to the post-war London sound stages of Briarwood Studios, the glitter of Hollywood — and beyond.

London. Acapulco. Cairo. Hollywood.

Enter the world of superstar Laura English and meet the people who populate her magic circle: unforgettable first love John Keith, whose secret life finally catches up with him. Adoring husband and best friend David Landau, who knows he will always take second place in Laura’s heart. And Robin, the child she cannot love.

Glamour. Heartbreak. Intrigue.

The world of

Laura English

Lynn Arias Bornstein is a fifth-generation native San Franciscan. Educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and the Katherine Delmar Burke School, her interest in the arts led her to pursue a degree in graphic design from the San Francisco Art Institute. She continued her studies in Mexico City in the early 1960's, at a time when that city was a world center of culture and new ideas. Soon after her return to San Francisco, she met and married her first husband. The couple settled in Marin County, where they raised their two children in the historic town of Mill Valley. A community volunteer for over forty years, one of Bornstein's main interests is awakening children to an appreciation of literature and the visual arts. In writing Laura English, her goal was to "create a tale in which the characters and settings would provide a pleasurable escape for the reader." Lynn lives in Marin County, California. She is currently writing a memoir.