Author: | Katia Lief | ISBN: | 9780983499060 |
Publisher: | Blue Table Books | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Katia Lief |
ISBN: | 9780983499060 |
Publisher: | Blue Table Books |
Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
IS FAME REALLY WORTH ALL THE TROUBLE?
Aspiring cartoonist Catherine "Cat" Gold earns her living as a celebrity assistant in uptown Manhattan, while navigating the cramped downtown spaces of life, love, and alternative art. Her boss is Rochelle "Rocky" Love, a elebrated 1970s feminist and has-been '80s radio andtelevision star who is convinced she can forge a '90s comeback with anautobiography.
But the ghostwriter hired to glorify her lifeinstead reveals a battleground of treachery and hypocrisy, littered with lies and sex that cross all the boundaries. When Cat herselfexperiences Rocky's duplicity and learns that the icon is a fraud, sheis fueled by a sense of disappointment and conspires with theghostwriter to reveal the unspeakable truth about their narcissisticboss.
Praise for international bestseller Katia Lief's novels:
"Wonderfully funny and terribly true."--Fay Weldon
"Urban, hip, sad, funny, a tipsy walk on the wild side."--Malcolm Bosse
"Taut, clean storytelling." --Publishers Weekly
"Readers will want to read more of this talented writer's work." --New York Journal of Books
IS FAME REALLY WORTH ALL THE TROUBLE?
Aspiring cartoonist Catherine "Cat" Gold earns her living as a celebrity assistant in uptown Manhattan, while navigating the cramped downtown spaces of life, love, and alternative art. Her boss is Rochelle "Rocky" Love, a elebrated 1970s feminist and has-been '80s radio andtelevision star who is convinced she can forge a '90s comeback with anautobiography.
But the ghostwriter hired to glorify her lifeinstead reveals a battleground of treachery and hypocrisy, littered with lies and sex that cross all the boundaries. When Cat herselfexperiences Rocky's duplicity and learns that the icon is a fraud, sheis fueled by a sense of disappointment and conspires with theghostwriter to reveal the unspeakable truth about their narcissisticboss.
Praise for international bestseller Katia Lief's novels:
"Wonderfully funny and terribly true."--Fay Weldon
"Urban, hip, sad, funny, a tipsy walk on the wild side."--Malcolm Bosse
"Taut, clean storytelling." --Publishers Weekly
"Readers will want to read more of this talented writer's work." --New York Journal of Books