{"product_id":"the-hollywood-dodo-paperback","title":"The Hollywood Dodo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoff Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Food Chain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFootsucker\u003c\/i\u003e comes a sophisticated comedy about three people caught in the Hollywood machine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the death of his wife, Henry Cadwallader, an English doctor, insists on accompanying his aspiring actress daughter, Dorothy, on a trip to Hollywood. He fears she will fall prey to corruption and sleaze, but finds that it is actually he who is being corrupted at every turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the flight to LA, they meet 'auteur of the future' Rick McCartney. Rick's trying to get the backing to make a costume drama set in seventeenth-century England about a man who owns what he fears is the last dodo on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy Cadwallader's quest for fame begins badly and goes downhill from there. Meanwhile Henry becomes involved with a former actress turned estate agent. The lives of Henry and Dorothy once again intersect with that of Rick McCartney to dramatic effect as the characters find themselves drawn to the brink, where dreams die and extinction threatens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharp humor and keen observation drive Geoff Nicholson's satisfyingly oblique look at America's obsession with stardom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoff Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eHunters \u0026amp; Gatherers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBleeding London, \u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize. He divides his time between London and Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50530677555339,"sku":"9781416568155","price":38.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/uuDd_UG9i79781416568155.webp?v=1790311819","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-hollywood-dodo-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}