Lester's Legacy is inspired by a true story of Hollywood. Bette Bligh the stories main character was born and bred in Beverly Hills, Ca. She ultimately leaves wealth for poverty when she marries one the first abstract expressionists of the time in Venice, Ca. The secondary character in the book is Bette's son Monte who is orphaned at 9 years old, he does not discover his roots until he is a grown man by finding a manuscript penned by his father. After a bizarre odyssey he finds out why his father disappeared and other mysteries of his families past. It is truly a riches to rags story.