The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

When the past meets the present in Noelle Salazar’s The Roaring Days of Zora Lily, readers delve into the world of classic Hollywood characters and more. The story begins with a costume conservator working on an exhibit that showcases film costumes. While she examines one worn by Greta Garbo, she finds another name: Zora Lily.

This novel focuses on Lily’s fictitious story and her encounters with various figures of the past who were influential in film and fashion. The story possesses lightness and romance but also has more serious moments of tragedy that cause Lily to reconsider her options and confidently choose a new course for herself as she navigates the road ahead as a modern woman.


The Roaring Days of Zora Lily is available for purchase via HarperCollins.

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About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.
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