Temptation - Softcover

Kennedy, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451602103 ISBN 13: 9781451602104

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2012

Synopsis

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Five Days and The Blue Hour, "a racy page-turner" (London Daily Express) about a Hollywood screenwriter whose overnight success brings about his biggest downfall.

I always wanted to be rich. I know that probably sounds crass, but it's the truth. A true confession. Like all would-be Hollywood screenwriters, David Armitage wants to be rich and famous. But for the past eleven years, he's tasted nothing but failure. Then, out of nowhere, big-time luck comes his way when one of his scripts is bought for television. Before you can say "overnight success," he's the new toast of Hollywood as the creator of a hit series. Suddenly a major player, he finds that he's reinventing himself at a great speed, especially when it comes to walking out on his wife and daughter for a young producer who worships only at the altar of ambition.

But David's upward mobility takes a decidedly strange turn when a billionaire film buff named Philip Fleck barges into his life, proposing a very curious collaboration. David takes the bait and suddenly finds himself inadvertently entering into a Faustian pact and an express ride to the lower depths of the Hollywood jungle.

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Paperback. Pub the Date: April. 2012 Pages: 320 in Publisher: Atria is situated in Books David Armitage - husband. Father and failure - has lived the life of an unsuccessful screenwriter for eleven years. When one of his scripts is bought for television. David's life is transformed. more dramatically than he could have ever imagined. An overnight success and suddenly the toast of Tinseltown. David's upward trajectory finally gives him everything he had ever hoped for. New found success means total reinvention. and initiation into the Hollywood world of high- flyers. Life for David quickly becomes a heady rush of celeities. parties and women - but everything comes at a price. Walking out on his wife and daughter. David climbs to dizzy new heights. imming with luxury. opulence and scandal. But before long a dark figure casts a shadow on the horizon. When an influential film di...

Review:

"Two hours and 300 pages later, the glass was empty, the fire was ashes and I was finished. And I thought: Oh, that's why people read this stuff." --Jesse Kornbluth, Headbutler.com

"Kennedy's books are scrumptious page-turners but with more fiber and better writing than your typical late-night read; buy accordingly." --Library Journal

"Kennedy is a skillful and very entertaining writer.... A page-turner with real emotional heft." --Booklist

"Riveting." --Publishers Weekly

"As Kennedy continues to tackle the theme of upended lives, Temptation demonstrates a literary confidence that lifts his stories above much of the competition." --Ron Hogan, Shelf Awareness

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1451602103
• ISBN 13: 9781451602104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320