Royalties -A Novel

Royalties -A Novel by Andy Marx, Taliesin publishing softcover, 2014, 1st edition INSCRIBED By the author. America has never seen anything to match the innovation, energy, romance, and excitement of the 20th Century. And the embodiment of all this is Eve Solomon, a young woman who embraces the vitality of the times with a fervor. Determined to make a name for herself in the fledgling music business of 1908, she ultimately becomes wildly successful. But the same steely determination that takes her to the heights of the entertainment world cannot bring her the one thing she wants more than anything: the love of her life, Alex Getz, a struggling Vaudeville comic who becomes one of Hollywood's biggest stars. As their careers and lives intersect across the years, there is a price to pay-a royalty for true love that can never be measured. ---Andy Marx is an award-winning writer and photographer, whose work has appeared in Variety, The Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. In addition, he is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the popular comedy website, Hollywood & Swine, which is known throughout the world for its lampooning of the entertainment industry. His paternal grandfather was the legendary comedian, Groucho Marx, and his maternal grandfather the renowned songwriter, Gus Kahn. "a little cover wear, clean and tight" BX48.…