''Acampora is an original'' Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City
An electrifying debut novel of two women''s friendship, a haunting obsession and twisted ambition, set against the feverish backdrop of contemporary Hollywood.
Abby Graven is a dreamer. She dreams her way through her small, lonely life - hiding back at her parents, working at the grocery store. At night, she collects tabloid clippings that taunt her with Elise - her best friend, now Hollywood''s hot new starlet.
When a school reunion throws Elise in her path, Abby seizes her chance. With feverish certainty, she boards a one-way flight to LA to become Elise''s assistant and enters her gauzy realm of film sets and glamorous actors.
But behind Elise''s glossy magazine veneer, she is drowning in Hollywood''s vicious social cycle. Ever the devoted friend, Abby conceals her own burning desire for greatness.
For she is smarter than Elise. More talented. A tr
