false 267419 10 <I>About the Author</I>'s Cal Cunningham calls himself a writer, but he's too busy--or too scared--to sit down and actually write anything. He spends his days working as a bookstore stock boy and his nights chasing tail in the bars of Manhattan. Sunday mornings, he spins tales about his conquests to his roommate, a reclusive, hard-working law student named Stewart Church. When Stewart is killed in auto accident, Cal finds in Stewart's desk a novel--a brilliant novel--based on Cal's own exploits. Cal is appalled, and then inspired. He sends the novel off to New York's leading literary agent, claiming it as his own. The book is a smash hit, and as he claims the rewards of literary lionization, Cal convinces himself that he is, really, at bottom, responsible for the writing of the book, if not exactly its author. Things get a bit more complicated when he hooks up with Stewart's ex-girlfriend Janet, eventually marrying her. <p> The novel convincingly portrays Cal's determined delusion that everything has worked out just as it was meant to be. As he kisses Janet, he thinks how "Stewart's ghost had turned out to be a benevolent specter after all, his spirit helping to shape my destiny, to guide both Janet and me to this moment." Which is all well and good, till Cal discovers that someone else is in possession of a copy of the original manuscript. Author John Colapinto weaves together a farcical tale of literary ambition and a cat-and-mouse thriller as Cal and his blackmailer pursue each other to the very death. <I>--Claire Dederer</I> 399923 2001 About the Author: A Novel total:135|5:22|4:54|3:45|2:10|1:4| 135 485 199 29 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Apr 29 13:57:41 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 13:59:23 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 21:21:55 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 21:47:43 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:28:15 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:38:07 -0700 2009
I think what I loved most was that I really could completely identify with Cal. He is not a wic...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 19:35:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 19:37:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 02 14:38:47 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 14:40:24 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 13:25:27 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 13:27:38 -0800 2009 1 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 14:40:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 14:43:03 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 06:22:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 08:53:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:18:16 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:19:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 12:11:15 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 12:12:24 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 11:11:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 11:13:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 22 20:08:40 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 20:08:50 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 04 19:14:44 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 19:14:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 28 07:49:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 29 14:20:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 20 06:13:16 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 06:14:22 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Apr 19 13:54:39 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 13:55:11 -0700 2008
A quick, captivating read that pulls you right into the story. Highly recommend. ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 12:23:29 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 12:40:58 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 22:11:43 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 22:14:31 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 28 12:18:03 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 28 12:20:25 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 22:46:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:42:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6587838