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A Hollywood Ending - Robyn Sisman


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A Hollywood Ending - Robyn Sisman

 
Description: ISBN 0752898884 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Robyn Sisman / Hardcover / 320 Pages / Book is published 2008-08-07 by Orion

Newest Review: ... enough character, if a little dizzy and self aware. She's got a pretty high opinion of herself as an actress- especially one ... more

 ... who has had mainly bit parts in her movie roles and is seemingly punching well above her weight with the film role that doesn't work out - but who doesn't in the likes of Hollywood? This potential character flaw probably should make Paige an irritating and self absorbed character, but the fact that she is brought crashing back down to earth makes it easier to feel some sympathy for her. The book is divided into different sections. The first half follows Paige in LA up until her life starts to unravel in quite ...more

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dippykitty
Premium Review A Hollywood Ending - Robyn Sisman (494 words)
by - written on 20/11/09 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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When struggling actress Paige is cast as the lead female in a Hollywood blockbuster, she sees it as her chance to get her career back on track. However, things don't exactly go to plan, and after a run-in with her big name co-star, Paige finds herself grudgingly accepting a stage role in a Shakespeare production over in the UK. For someone who's used to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, this is a real comedown, and one that she has never had to deal with before. Can Paige survive without the usual trappings of celebrity, or is she destined to fail in her new surroundings? Paige herself is a likeable enough character, if a little dizzy and self aware. She's ...  Read the complete review

mummy2harry
Premium Review Not a Hollywood standard story (870 words)
by - written on 29/10/08 (Very useful, 156 readings)
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Paige Carson is one of Hollywood's darlings, winning an Oscar at a young age, with a rock star Daddy and a life of riley. But her latest movie hasn't gone too well for Paige, and she is feeling somewhat depressed about the way her life is heading. So Paige decides to have a bit of a career change, to tread the boards at a small London theatre in a Shakespeare play. But London isn't the place she thought it was, and nor are the people. Even her neighbour, Ed, isn't friendly to her. Will Paige be able to pull off the performance of her life, and find her own English sweetheart? Or will she be sent packing back to Hollywood? Not having read a Robyn Sisman novel ...  Read the complete review

 

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