Synopsis
Norman Mailer hailed Don Carpenter's last novel, A Couple of Comedians, as "the best novel I've ever read about contemporary show biz." Lyn Tornabene called it "marvelous, exotic, and unforgettable." The same qualities that have won this author such high praise in the past are again present in his new novel, which Kirkus Reviews calls a "a standout." In it, Carpenter takes us inside the motion-picture industry--and into the ambitious, obsessive lives of its producers, writers, actors, and deal makers.
At its center are Jerry Rexford, a talented but naive, shy young man struggling to break into The Business as a writer; Rick Heidelberg, a "young Turk" with one big success behind him, desperate to prove that he's more than a "one-picture wonder boy"; and, topping this group, Alexander Hellstrom, a middle-aged mogul who, in the midst of the most passionate affair of his life, begins to wonder if it all really matters....
What happens to them--and the people who surround them--unfolds in a novel about Hollywood written with wit, pace, and, above all, the authenticity that have become Don Carpenter's trademarks.
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Turnaround
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Simon & Schuster, NY, 1981
ISBN 10: 0671253530
ISBN 13: 9780671253530
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Seller: Acme Book Company, Kennebunkport, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by Don Carpenter on front endpaper; Xerox copy of a typed letter signed by the author laid-in. Remainder mark on bottom; DJ lightly scuffed on rear. ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 937
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ISBN 10: 0671253530
ISBN 13: 9780671253530
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Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. 313 pages. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. His 7th book & 3rd & final Hollywood novel. The story of a shy young man struggling to break into show business. Near fine book with the spine lightly tanned. A beautiful copy! Seller Inventory # 17379992731