{"product_id":"make-me-famous-9780063427525","title":"Make Me Famous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INDIE NEXT PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The exact thing we need right now: a fierce, fearless, and funny novel about celebrity and our almost pathological obsession with it.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six \u003c\/i\u003emeets Patricia Highsmith in this addictive, intense novel about the brutal and ferocious road to glory, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/i\u003e, for fans of \u003ci\u003eYesteryear \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since she was a child, Cléo, the French-American daughter of two academics, has had only one obsession: becoming a famous singer. Over the years, to everyone's surprise but her own, she overcomes every obstacle and becomes a global superstar with millions of dollars, countless awards, and several Los Angeles villas to her name. But as any celebrity will tell you, getting to the top is one thing; staying there is another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow thirty-three years old, Cléo is taking her first real vacation in years, on a remote island with no one else in sight. With the never-ending spin cycle of her life finally on pause and no paparazzi peeking out from behind the coconut palms, she can work on her fourth album in peace. Except that with so much time to think, she can't help but ruminate on her past--including how, just six months earlier, things started to go very, very wrong . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking place between New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and the South Pacific, \u003ci\u003eMake Me Famous \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant sophomore novel from Maud Ventura that dives intoxicatingly deep into the machinations of one woman's complicated mind, and her relentless pursuit of fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Ventura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.42w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063427525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVentura, Maud:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaud Ventura\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Paris. Before devoting herself to writing full-time, she led the podcast division of one of France's major radio stations. \u003cem\u003eMy Husband\u003c\/em\u003e, her first novel, was a #1 bestseller in France and has been translated into more than ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchmid, Gretchen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGretchen Schmid is the translator of several novels and works of nonfiction for both children and adults from French into English, including Kannjawou by Lyonel Trouillot, nominated for an Albertine Prize, and Suddenly by Isabelle Autissier. She holds a degree in French literature from Columbia University and studied translation at New York University. She lives in New York and works in publishing, with a particular focus on literature in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Maud Ventura \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311289839773,"sku":"9780063427525","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d177136d-f56b-4ad0-bb59-50260ebaeb33.jpg?v=1779260664","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/make-me-famous-9780063427525","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}