Maya Lowe is one of the world’s biggest movie stars. Steve Watkins is her life-long friend. Both swear their relationship hasn’t changed since they shared a school desk as London teenagers. But can a friendship like theirs really survive a fame as great as Maya’s? Can a man like Steve, working away for a Heathrow logistics company, seriously remain part of her life? He certainly thinks so. But amid the twists and turns of Maya’s public and private lives, the gulf between what Steve thinks and what is actually true gets ever wider. And in a world where the obsession with celebrity seems to make everyone want to be one, truth is hard to find. Set in modern-day Britain, America and France, Alastair Campbell’s second novel is part psychological thriller, part exploration of the psychology of fame. Steve is a brilliantly ambiguous figure, narrating a story full of morally complex characters from the worlds of film, business, TV, journalism and private investigation. Whether through stars with a love-hate relationship with their public; agents milking the culture of celebrity; a media that cannot get enough because the public always want more, Campbell depicts a society feeding vainly on fame, and the dangerous consequences for those caught up in its frenzy.
Maya
$56.99
Campbell Alastair
SKU: 1225011
Categories: Random House Inc., Главная, Издательства на 'R', Каталог, Книги, Литература на иностранном языке
Tags: Campbell Alastair, Random House, Inc., Английский, мягкая обложка
Артикул | 1225011 |
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Издательство | Random House, Inc. |
Тип обложки | мягкая обложка |
Автор | Campbell Alastair |
Штрих код | 9780099534648 |
Год | 2011 |
Страниц | 416 |
Язык | Английский |
Размеры | 198x129x26 мм |
Вес | 436 гр. |
Импортер | ООО «Абрис-Бел». 220112, РБ, г. Минск, ул. Cырокомли 7-167 |