I'll Take You There

by Wally Lamb

First published 2016

Film scholar Felix Funicello is visited by the ghost of a Hollywood silent-film director. This phantom guide takes Felix on a journey through the director's life, revealing the three women who shaped him most. As Felix relives these pivotal moments, he gains profound insights into his own past and the power of human connection.

Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, ghost-story

Setting: Hollywood

Period: 20th-century, 21st-century

336 pages · Paperback · Harper Large Print

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