{"product_id":"hollywoodski-9781684429806","title":"Hollywoodski","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling novel-in-stories,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywoodski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eshowcases a self-described “faded” screenwriter’s forty-year career.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDale Davis is a man encumbered by a natural writing talent, corrupted by early success, and reduced to scrambling for crumbs. He arrives in Hollywood, unbattered and innocent, with a novel about his days as an almost Olympic-caliber swimmer. But his faith in the prevailing powers of talent and justice in Tinseltown leaves him essentially black-listed and unemployable, a talented writer who just can’t get paid. Despite the fading of a once-promising career, Davis still believes that his talent will propel him back into prominence. But that belief, in Hollywood, is about as realistic as the belief that “Someday my prince will come,” and as likely to make you depressed and crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywoodski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis a nonlinear journey through Davis’s life, weaving his memories with stories he’s written over the years, charting how his hopes and dreams have changed over time. Featuring stories originally published in prominent publications such as\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New England Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003ci class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix Three Whiskey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywoodski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sweeping and inventive telling of the strange avenues that a life follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469858509143,"sku":"9781684429806","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781684429806.jpg?v=1744896515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hollywoodski-9781684429806","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}