Typewriter Beach

Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton 

📚 Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton – A Compelling Dual-Timeline Historical Novel of Secrets, Sisterhood, and Screenwriting

Set against the glitz and shadows of 1950s Hollywood and the misty shores of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Typewriter Beach is a sweeping, emotional novel about lost identity, artistic freedom, and the enduring power of friendship and family.

In 1957, Isabella Giori is a rising star under the golden chains of a seven-year studio contract. When she lands an audition with Alfred Hitchcock, she’s sent to a quiet beach cottage to await a call that could change her life. Instead, she hears the rhythmic clatter of a typewriter next door—belonging to Léon Chazan, a blacklisted Oscar-nominated screenwriter with secrets of his own.

As the unlikely pair drive the foggy coastlines of Big Sur and navigate the dangerous politics of McCarthy-era America, their bond deepens—built on hidden truths, mutual exile, and a shared belief in the power of story.

Decades later in 2018, Léon's granddaughter Gemma Chazan uncovers a hidden safe in the same Carmel cottage, revealing a mysterious French passport, a vintage camera, two forgotten scripts—and a prestigious writing Oscar with someone else’s name on it. As Gemma delves into the mystery of her family’s past, she discovers a legacy shaped by silenced voices, buried identities, and brave acts of love and resistance.

For fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The Paris Library, Typewriter Beach is a gorgeously layered novel about the price of fame, the weight of history, and the stories we carry with us.