Is life imitating art?Frankie McNally is head writer for the long-running and failing New-York-based soap opera “Lust for Life.” As she tries to prop up ratings, a handsome older man joins the creative team. Is he there to help shut down the serial or save it? Should she fall for him or the soap heartthrob, Luke, temporarily staying in her flat? What should she do about a jewel thief story being imitated by a real burglar in the city? And how should she deal with her ex who’s written a literary novel that contains a character based on her–by writing more scenes where she skewers him and those who’ve hurt her? Stay tuned…as Frankie’s life becomes crazier than the fictional one she creates. “…a world of wit and chaos that is so smart and insightfully written…you get happily lost in the fun!” Booklist“Malin’s latest is heavy on humor… Malin coaxes plenty of laughs…” Publishers Weekly”…the whole book was pretty hilarious… LOVED IT.”―Bookhounds “You’ll not be disappointed. Trust me! Rating: 5 Stars.”―Love Romance Passion
My Own Personal Soap Opera: Looking for Reality in All the Wrong Places–
Author(s): Libby Malin (Author)
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publication Date: 1 April 2010
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 318 pages
ISBN-10: 1402229429
ISBN-13: 9781402229428
Book Description
Is life stranger than fiction, or vice versa?
Frankie McNally has found the perfect solution for life’s perplexing problems: as head writer for the daytime soap Lust for Life, she works them out on the air!
Meanwhile, Frankie’s being courted simultaneously by the dashing older man sent in to save the show’s sagging ratings and by the soap’s totally hot leading man. And just when Frankie thinks the plot couldn’t get more complicated, a jewel thief starts copying the show’s storyline-a development that could send the show’s ratings soaring, if it doesn’t get Frankie arrested first…
In her signature blending of the hilarious with the poignant, Libby Malin’s latest light-hearted novel combines the best of life and of fiction into an entertaining and incredibly satisfying read.
Praise for My Own Personal Soap Opera:
“Libby Malin writes a hilarious novel that will have you laughing out loud!” – Fresh Fiction
“A world of wit and chaos that is so smart and insightfully written.” – Booklist
“Heavy on humor… Malin coaxes plenty of laughs.” – Publisher’s Weekly
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About the Author
Libby Malin is published in women’s fiction, including Fire Me, and is an Edgar nominated Young Adult mystery writer. She’s worked in public relations, as an education reform advocate, and was a member of the Vermont Commission on Women. She lives with her husband and three children in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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