The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters: a Novel

Elisabeth Robinson

Verlag: Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 2004

About the book, from the publisher: "An outpouring of cheers, tears, and applause propelled this tender and hilarious first novel onto national bestseller lists immediately upon publication. Telling the story of two sisters-Olivia, a hotshot Hollywood producer whose life is unraveling, and Maddie, an unflaggingly optimistic, seriously ill midwesterner whose idealism has always driven Olivia crazy-The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters offers a startlingly poignant reminder of how hope can grow in even the darkest places." About the author: Before becoming a novelist, Elisabeth Robinson had a successful career as an executive and screenwriter in the motion picture business, both for major studios and working independently. In 2002,Varietynamed her one of the "Top Ten Producers To Watch."Since 2005,MOREmagazine has commissioned Robinson to write adventure travel stories. She has also published articles inVogue,Glamour,The Boston Reviewand theNew York Times. Robinson was born inRoyal Oak, Michiganand graduated from Oberlin College.She lives in New York City. Reviews: "A novel about Hollywood and cancer seems doomed to bathos, especially given that this epistolary narrative springs from the author's own life.And there are moments when The Hunt Sisters can feel uncomfortably like a big-screen tear-jerker, alternating streaks of sap and cynicism. But.The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters is finally wryly effective, capturing the momentum of family sorrow, the ways in which people can care for each other without ever quite coming to terms." Emily Nussbaum, The New York Times, Dec. 28, 2003 "Her Hollywood adventures are pitch-perfect and hilarious.No less impressive is Robinson's unsentimental chronicling of the progress of Maddie's illness and the alternately heroic and selfish reactions of those around her, including the sisters' mother, an anxious children's book writer, and their father, a retired attorney and alcoholic. Olivia's cynicism, compassion and loyalty come through as funny, real and inspiring, and the novel's epistolary format is smoothly employed. Moving but never maudlin, this is an accomplished debut." Publisher's Weekly, October 23, 2003 ABEDESC An epistolary novel Robinson based on hard-won experience. In the book, Olivia Hunt is a hotshot Hollywood producer whose life is unraveling. Maddie Hunt, her sister, is unflaggingly optimistic (a trait that has always driven Olivia crazy), has stayed in the Midwest.and is now seriously ill. Publisher's Weekly said, "Olivia's cynicism, compassion and loyalty come through as funny, real and inspiring, and the novel's epistolary format is smoothly employed. Moving but never maudlin, this is an accomplished debut." Our signed first edition copy is in pristine condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 137

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The True and Outstanding Adventures of the ...
Verlag: Little, Brown & Co, Boston
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers
Auflage: First Edition.