A âfun, funny, steamy, and unputdownableâ (Entertainment Weekly) new novel from bestselling author Amy Sohn, in which an ambitious young actress discovers that every marriage is a mystery and that sometimes the greatest performances donât take place on screen.
When Hollywood heartthrob Steven Weller pulls Maddy Freed out of obscurity for a starring role in his newest Oscar-worthy film, she feels her career roaring onto the express track. Stevenâs professional attention soon turns personal, and Maddy falls headlong into a fairytale romance with the worldâs most eligible bachelor. Sheâs sure thereâs no truth to the gay rumors that have followed him for years, but soon realizes she cannot afford to ask too many questions about his complicated past.
A âsexy and engagingâ (Emma Straub) page-turner set in a tantalizing world of glamour and scandal, of red carpets and ruthless competition, of scheming agents and the prying eye of the press, The Actress sits âperfectly between Joan Didionâs Play It as It Lays and Jackie Collinsâs Hollywood WivesâŚ.A valuable contribution to the canon of Hollywood fictionâ (Slate). Booklist calls it âaddictiveâŚThis may well be Sohnâs breakout book.â