On the morning after the 2003 Academy Awards, Max - an Oscar-winning writer/director whose fame has waned - and his lover, Elena, are in bed, still groggy from last night's red-carpet festivities. They are talking about movies, talking about love, talking about the just-begun war in Iraq. But their house full of guests demands attention. Gathered downstairs are: Max's ex-wife "the legendary Zoe Cunningham," a dazzling half-Jamaican movie star; their strong-willed daughter, Isabel; Max's agent, Stoney, a too easy-going ...
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On the morning after the 2003 Academy Awards, Max - an Oscar-winning writer/director whose fame has waned - and his lover, Elena, are in bed, still groggy from last night's red-carpet festivities. They are talking about movies, talking about love, talking about the just-begun war in Iraq. But their house full of guests demands attention. Gathered downstairs are: Max's ex-wife "the legendary Zoe Cunningham," a dazzling half-Jamaican movie star; their strong-willed daughter, Isabel; Max's agent, Stoney, a too easy-going version of his now-departed agent father; Paul, Zoe's new lover, an enigmatic healer; and a coterie of others. Over the next ten days they share their stories of Hollywood past and present , their fears provoked by the Iraq war; they watch films in Max's luxury screening room; they gossip by the swimming pool and tussle in the many bedrooms, as the tension mounts and sparks fly. Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, "Ten Days in the Hills" is an unputdownable novel about love, war, sex, politics, storytelling and, of course, redemption, by one of the most talented American writers at work today.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Faber and Faber, 2007. First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Green hardback(two small nicks on the front cover) with Dj(tear on the edge of the back Dj cover, some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages but with some ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper, name and date written inside the front endpaper.449pp. Price un-clipped.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Very good. Please note: slight discolouration to edge of pages Next day dispatch (mon-fri). Please note orders sent to Netherlands or Sweden take slightly longer than the Amazon estimated delivery date.
I couldn't even finish this book. I normally finish all the books I read... but I just gave up on this one. It was beyond boring... I couldn't create the images in my head for each character... I couldn't understand their relation to each other... It was very confusing and very boring. Not a good combination. I say - Skip this one....
Beatrice
Oct 27, 2007
Disappointing, from a good writer
I liked other books by Smiley and regard her highly, but this was boring. The cast of characters was large and colorful, the interrelationships should have been interesting, and (being a woman, myself) I looked forward to reading sex scenes written by an intelligent woman. But, scenes were way too long, the sex was detailed and boring and I skipped over them, and what should have been gripping or at least intriguing, was not. So glad I didn't pay full price for this hardcover.
