From the award-winning author of We Are Okay comes a beautiful coming-of-age novel where a talented young set designer embarks on a quest to unravel the secrets of a legendary movie star.

“This sensitive, multifaceted novel creates an authentic portrayal of the ups and downs of life.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This is summer love for the ages.”—Booklist

“This tenderly wrought romance is as much an homage to the power of movies as it is to true love.”—The Bulletin

Nothing’s more epic than falling in love.

Emi Price has planned a sensational summer. She has her dream job, as a movie design intern, and the key to her brother’s wonderful apartment, which he entrusted to her for two months as a graduation gift. She just needs to fulfill his one condition: that something great—something epic—take place there while he’s gone. If she can avoid falling back into her on-again-off-again relationship with her ex-girlfriend, all will be perfect.

Then she and her best friend discover a mysterious letter at the estate sale of a Hollywood film icon. They can’t resist chasing down the loose ends of his hidden life, and suddenly Emi’s plans all feel a bit looser as well . . .

Because the acting legend’s decades-old secret is about to stretch Emi’s understanding of family, acceptance, and romance.