{"product_id":"9781555973247","title":"Celebrities in Disgrace : A Novella and Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrities in Disgrace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Elizabeth Searle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a society obsessed with celebrities, Searle explores the glittery-dark underworld of 'hopefuls,' those who have been given the slightest hint of success--or even imagined success--and who are hungry for an audience, of any size. Ranging from a woman's relentless pursuit to be an actress despite her tendency to faint onstage, to a disintegrating family who comes together if only to watch the imaginary lives in a soap opera, the stories in \u003ci\u003eCelebrities in Disgrace\u003c\/i\u003e capture the thrill and lure of fame and our insatiable need for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These stories come to us wrapped in narrative forms that simply obey no rules but their own:  a single glance exploding fractally into many lives. Kids, do not try this at home.” —\u003ci\u003eChristopher Tilghman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How well Elizabeth Searle knows her vivid characters and how cunningly she depicts their weird and wonderful lives. \u003ci\u003eCelebrities in Disgrace\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling collection by a writer with a unique and an utterly contemporary sensibility.” —\u003ci\u003eMargot Livesey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In clipped, poetic language, Searle skillfully unwinds a psychosexual narrative.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on A Four-Sided Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her elegant prose and anythingbut-PC gender play are pleasing to the mind and to the loins.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix on A Four-Sided Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bending gender and conventional notions about love and marriage, Searle's bold, beautiful book reaches right past the sensationalism of a love triangle to offer us an intense and moving portrait of the different ways people can connect.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on A Four-Sided Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful, unsettling first novel. . . . A bright, distinctive, haunting debut.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on A Four-Sided Bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555973247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593099981006,"sku":"9781555973247","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_bc02f12b-b680-4369-9932-7fb9a36a4f0c.jpg?v=1637781388","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555973247","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}