Joyce Maynard:To Die For : A Novel by Joyce Maynard
- livre d'occasion 1972, ISBN: 9781497643826
This is the darkly comic story-based on a real case and adapted into a cult classic film-of a fame-obsessed weather reporter who conspires to murder her husband for television glory. Loca… Plus…
This is the darkly comic story-based on a real case and adapted into a cult classic film-of a fame-obsessed weather reporter who conspires to murder her husband for television glory. Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto wants nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban television news station. Unrelentingly perky and ruthlessly ambitious, she dreams of national stardom. And she believes that in order to realize her destiny, she must get rid of her husband, whose buttoned-up demeanor has grown tiring and whose tragic death would win her the sympathy of millions of television viewers. With the help of three easily manipulated teenagers-one of them her lover-Suzanne sets her murderous plan in motion . . . Told through a series of recollections by twenty-four characters, To Die For, which inspired a movie of the same name starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant, is a razor-sharp satire of a celebrity-obsessed culture, and the story of one woman's all-consuming pursuit of fame. "A seductive page turner." -The New York Times Book Review "A triumph." -The Boston Globe "A powerful novel of murder and sexual obsession. . . . Chilling." -The Star-Ledger Joyce Maynard (b. 1953) is the bestselling author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction. She is best known for her memoir At Home in the World and her novel Labor Day, both bestsellers. Maynard launched her writing career as a teenager with the 1972 New York Times Magazine cover story "An 18-Year-Old Looks Back on Life." She went on to contribute hundreds of essays and columns for publications such as Vogue; More; O, The Oprah Magazine; the New York Times; and many essay collections. The mother of three grown children, Maynard now lives in Northern California, where, in addition to continuing her career as a writer and speaker, she performs regularly as a storyteller with the Moth and Porchlight series. She also runs the Lake Atitlan Writing Workshop in a small Mayan village on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala." Media > Book<
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Joyce Maynard:To Die For : A Novel by Joyce Maynard
- livre d'occasion 1972, ISBN: 9781497643826
This is the darkly comic story-based on a real case and adapted into a cult classic film-of a fame-obsessed weather reporter who conspires to murder her husband for television glory. Loca… Plus…
This is the darkly comic story-based on a real case and adapted into a cult classic film-of a fame-obsessed weather reporter who conspires to murder her husband for television glory. Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto wants nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban television news station. Unrelentingly perky and ruthlessly ambitious, she dreams of national stardom. And she believes that in order to realize her destiny, she must get rid of her husband, whose buttoned-up demeanor has grown tiring and whose tragic death would win her the sympathy of millions of television viewers. With the help of three easily manipulated teenagers-one of them her lover-Suzanne sets her murderous plan in motion . . . Told through a series of recollections by twenty-four characters, To Die For, which inspired a movie of the same name starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant, is a razor-sharp satire of a celebrity-obsessed culture, and the story of one woman's all-consuming pursuit of fame. "A seductive page turner." -The New York Times Book Review "A triumph." -The Boston Globe "A powerful novel of murder and sexual obsession. . . . Chilling." -The Star-Ledger Joyce Maynard (b. 1953) is the bestselling author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction. She is best known for her memoir At Home in the World and her novel Labor Day, both bestsellers. Maynard launched her writing career as a teenager with the 1972 New York Times Magazine cover story "An 18-Year-Old Looks Back on Life." She went on to contribute hundreds of essays and columns for publications such as Vogue; More; O, The Oprah Magazine; the New York Times; and many essay collections. The mother of three grown children, Maynard now lives in Northern California, where, in addition to continuing her career as a writer and speaker, she performs regularly as a storyteller with the Moth and Porchlight series. She also runs the Lake Atitlan Writing Workshop in a small Mayan village on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala." Media ><
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“A seductive page-turner” about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times–bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review). Loca… Plus…
“A seductive page-turner” about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times–bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review). Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a fifteen-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she’s ready. Maynard’s brilliant, funny, and groundbreaking novel—adapted by Gus Van Sant into the cult classic movie of the same name, starring Nicole Kidman—was first published in 1992 before the era of manufactured stardom and the phenomenon of televised murder trials as entertainment. The book still stands as a razor-sharp satire of celebrity-fixated culture and the American obsession with TV—a novel that imagined the phenomenon of reality television before its creation, with alternately bone-chilling and hilarious accuracy. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Myst & Thrill>Mystery>Mystery, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. Core >1<
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To Die For
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A seductive page-turner about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times?bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review). Local weather reporter Suzan… Plus…
A seductive page-turner about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times?bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review). Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a fifteen-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she's ready. Maynard's brilliant, funny, and groundbreaking novel?adapted by Gus Van Sant into the cult classic movie of the same name, starring Nicole Kidman?was first published in 1992 before the era of manufactured stardom and the phenomenon of televised murder trials as entertainment. The book still stands as a razor-sharp satire of celebrity-fixated culture and the American obsession with TV?a novel that imagined the phenomenon of reality television before its creation, with alternately bone-chilling and hilarious accuracy. Books<
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Joyce Maynard:To Die for
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