Author Description

Three companions from the District of Columbia hit it big in early 1960's Hollywood. Melody plunges into madness. Her kid brother Damon copyrights coitus. Their pal Colleen embraces death. And more, most of which they'd claim we have no right to know. (The author responds: Wrong. You chose to become celebrities.) From a chunk of traditional hype:"Raw and outrageous... the story of three unconventional young people... Melody is the Kooky Girl Next Door who ironically achieves her greatest successes portraying prostitutes and whose personal life is one of frustration and loneliness. Collie ends as an inwardly desolate sex icon selected to be the mistress of a president. And Damon effortlessly invents himself as the golden youth whose real-life erotic triumphs exceed in quantity and variety anything ever imagined on the screen."As the trio's lives grow fatally entangled within a vibrant tapestry of diverse and unruly supporting characters and treacherous locales it becomes clear that while Melody and Damon are siblings they're not friends and the distance between them is both essential for him and deeply hurtful to her. We leave the two farther apart than ever, but with Melody aching for the impossible as the launch pad is readied for an even more disturbing sequel. Must she destroy him?..." Yes, perhaps high in empty calories even for jacket copy. But take "raw and outrageous" seriously. Brutal disrespect occurs. Class, ethnicity, politics and gender preference are way overexploited. There's material some will call despicable... Excellent, bring it, the author relishes being despised... Or we can try this spin: SUN's fast-moving entertainment for self-confident readers who value good writing but don't always demand good taste.Years aren't named but the main narrative spans a quarter century and clearly ends in 1961. Locales include D.C., New York, L.A., Vegas, Sicily, Rome, the Côte d'Azur. No few characters are inspired by actual noted persons. Fun available....