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Molly Bit : a novel / Dan Bevacqua.
Molly Bit doesn't believe she's destined for success--she knows it. This certainly helps her get through the countless auditions featuring actors who look and dress just like she does; helps her swallow the indignity of less talented actors landing roles; even helps her endure the industry's aggressive over-sexualizing of young women. When Molly is offered a lead role in a major film, she knows, too, that to seize this opportunity she must sacrifice everything. Even her commitment to an old friend. It's her big break, and Molly becomes a star. But she soon learns the hardest part of fame is everything after.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982104580
- ISBN: 1982104589
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
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| Subject: | Actors > Fiction. Ambition > Fiction. Motion picture industry > Fiction. Sexism > Fiction. Betrayal > Fiction. Fame > Fiction. Stalkers > Fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Barry Lawrence Regional Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library | FIC BEV (Text) | 37884102933086 | Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | FIC BEV (Text) | 37884102933094 | Fiction | Available | - |
Molly Bit : A Novel
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Molly Bit : A Novel
A haunting and provocative debut novel about the stratospheric rise of an enigmatic Hollywood star and her legacy , from Columbia MFA graduate Dan Bevacqua. A tragic death was not part of the script. Molly Bit is a great actress. From her first acting classes to her big break, she is different from the others struggling to make it. But fame is perilous. She uses--and is used by--the Hollywood system. Her collaborator is an addict. The producer who promises her stardom is ruthless and unhinged by grief. Fans, friends, strangers--they want and want. And one dangerously obsessed fan wants to take away everything. Funny, touching, and heartrending, Molly Bit explores the high stakes of our culture's complicated fascination with celebrities and our complicity in their rise and fall. Molly Bit is an ode to the strange magic of moviemaking and a haunting reflection on fame, obsession, and art's power to redeem loss. It announces a dazzling new voice in contemporary fiction.
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