In the 1950s Susan Hayward made a film , ‘Ada’ 1961,with Dean Martin, believe it or not, in the role as governor. Susan Hayward played his First Lady. A First Lady with a past. 
A past which she makes no attempt to hide and this is why the newly elected governor marries her. He recognises her grit and determination and admires her for her courage. 
Turns out he was pretty clever in his choice of bride and she does indeed make a worthy power partner. In fact she is so good at being First Lady that the governor’s office become’s wary of her.
After all the governor is just there to sign papers and do what he’s told. The last thing those working alongside him want is a man who thinks for himself and asks questions about the way the office is run. Let alone a First Lady who challenges the status quo at every turn and is not afraid to stand up for what is right. 
When she demands to be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor and there is an attempt on her husband’s life the gloves are off. Of course they try to tear her down by bringing up her past and exposing her in the media but even this she manages to rise above. 
She become’s acting governor while her husband recuperates in hospital, sacks the trouble making office staff, and maintains her dignity. Now we all know Hillary did not have a past that she needed to cover up. Her husband was the one in the naughty corner. On the contrary she should have been shouting about her achievements to the roof tops. 
Hillary is responsible for so many firsts that it beggers belief. She is a powerhouse for social justice, women’s rights, and better conditions for all in health and education. 
She even refused Bill Clinton more than once when he proposed marriage for fear she would lose her identity and therefore the ability to advocate for change. Yet she campaigned for him, finally married him and forgave him his indiscretions. Yes she is power hungry but it is power for the good. Come on women you should be applauding her merits and supporting her belief in your rights to be treated as equals. 
Maybe she is not perfect but who is?
Hillary Clinton is still a Winner.
10/11/2016
© Hybiscus Bloom.
It was also convenient for the dedicated journalist ( Clark Gable ) rushing to get his story to the paper before the competition. Funny they also favoured trench coats. The car phone is not exactly a new idea either. 
Ava played the vixen who had been hard done by and often had an axe to grind in many of her films. In film noir she was the mysterious tough cookie who just wanted to be loved. Her first big break was in ‘The Killers’ with Burt Lanchaster. She was also very good at playing exotic types who didn’t belong but wanted to be accepted into the social elite. 
Because of her looks Ava was often chosen to play half castes. Notably in Bhowani Junction’ in which she plays a half caste Indian and in ‘Showboat’ where she is supposed to be black passing for white. She was perhaps to her best advantage when playing a Spaniard as in ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ as there is a strong possibility that this was her actual heritage even though her family background could only be traced to England. Ava married Micky Rooney ( A very odd couple ) and Artie Shaw ( who seemed to marry everybody ) before Sinatra. 
After Sinatra she never married again but did have a long running affair with Howard Hughes and with Ernest Hemingway who cast her in ‘The Sun Also Rises’. To Ava no -one could measure up to Frank with whom she enjoyed an extremely volatile relationship. She smoked like a chimney and died of pneumonia at the age of 67 in 1990.
Yes I have written a novel. What is it about? Well it is, of course, set in another era. The glamorous era of the 1930s to be exact. 
Dinner parties, glamorous gowns and glamorous locations.
A beautiful setting for two beautiful people from different cultural backgrounds to fall in love. The couple married on the grounds of the bride’s stately home in Cumbria England and are in the third week of their honeymoon in a distant land. The land where the groom was born. Istanbul Turkey.
It is here that the story begins to twist and turn as the reader is taken back to 1908 into the days of concubines and favourites in the last days of the Ottoman Empire and then involved in a scurrilous love affair between a gypsy and handsome soldier who looks remarkably like the groom who is still on a tour of Topkapi Palace.
While he is trying to find his wife she is trying to find out why the gypsy has lured her back in time and why her husband does not recognise her. This is actually only the first half and if you would like to find out what happens you can purchase the novel from ‘Blurb Books’. Just google the title and you’ll find it.
Apart from being a romance my novel is also a mystery. I have tried to evoke a film noir style of writing. Happy Reading.
Bourgeoise Bloomers 