An aging action star attempts reinvention as a serious actor and the result is pure comedy in this dead-on Hollywood novel from the author of the national bestseller "The Cigarette Girl."
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An aging action star attempts reinvention as a serious actor and the result is pure comedy in this dead-on Hollywood novel from the author of the national bestseller "The Cigarette Girl."
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New. New Ships From Canada New No dust jacket as issued Trade paperback (US) Glued binding 272 p Audience: General/trade From Booklist: Wolper's third breezy put-down of all things Hollywood, following Cigarette Girl (1999) and Secret Celebrity (2002), features a failed sitcom writer turned chef Lucinda works for fading action movie star Victor, whom she has dubbed Mr Famous She has not had as much work to do lately because Mr F has gone into an emotional tailspin and developed a taste for fast food His blue-blooded girlfriend has been featured in all the tabloids as a result of their spectacularly dysfunctional fight, which involved a gun and a Hummer, and he can't get his pet project green-lighted by the studios Lucinda accompanies Mr F to his hometown, on Cape Cod, and then carouses with the actor and his favorite writer in Las Vegas; she soon feels more like a friend than an employee When he launches an unconventional comeback--conducting free film seminars, releasing the dir.
