{"product_id":"film-9789004414013","title":"Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 NYC Big Book Award—Distinguished Favorite Chick-Lit!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards—Distinguished Favorite Chick-Lit!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 American Fiction Awards—Inspirational Fiction!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAward-Winning Finalist of the 2021 National Indie Excellence Awards—Chick-Lit!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAward-Winning Finalist of the 2020 USA Best Book Awards—Fiction Inspirational!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAward-Winning Finalist of the 2020 International Book Awards—Inspirational Fiction!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e follows three women who moved to Los Angeles to pursue their dreams. Tash Daniels aspires to be a filmmaker. Her short film was rejected from festivals, she has a stack of rejected grant proposals, and she lost her internship at a studio when her boss harassed her, forcing her to take a job as a personal shopper. Lu K is a hot deejay slowly working her way up the club scene, but no one is doing her any favors. Fiercely independent, she’s at a loss when she meets Paisley, a woman who captures her heart. Monroe Preston is the glamorous wife of a Hollywood studio head. As a teenager she moved to LA in search of a “big” life, but now she wonders if reality measures up to fantasy. When a man in their circle finds sudden fame, each of these women is catapulted on a journey of self-discovery. As the characters’ stories unfold, each is forced to confront how her past has shaped her fears and to choose how she wants to live in the present. \u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the underside of dreams, the struggle to find internal strength, the power of art, and what it truly means to live a “big” life. Frequently shown bathed in the glow of the silver screen, the characters in \u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e show us how the arts can reignite the light within. With a tribute to popular culture, set against the backdrop of Tinseltown, \u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates how the art we make and consume can shape our stories, scene by scene. Although fictional, \u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e is loosely grounded in interview research. It can be read entirely for pleasure or used as supplemental reading in a variety of courses in women’s studies\/gender studies, sociology, psychology, communication, popular culture, media studies, or qualitative inquiry. \u003ci\u003eFilm\u003c\/i\u003e can be read as a stand-alone novel or as a sequel to the bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Patricia Leavy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48307886981371,"sku":"9789004414013","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f5b20ff7-b7e2-46b5-83e4-ab4d7dcb294f.jpg?v=1774775316","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/film-9789004414013","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}