Bought - A Novel

Anna David turns her reporter''s eye for detail toward Tinseltown''s seedy underbelly yet again and "eloquently and humorously unveil[s] what could be a new subgenre: Chick Lit with a Message" ( New York Post ). Tired of gathering banal quotes from the B-list on the sidelines of the red carpet, Emma Swanson publicly yearns for a more substantial career but privately dreams of a hotshot boyfriend to transport her into the beating heart of the Hollywood scene. Instead, she meets Jessica--beautiful, cavalier, manipulative--who shamelessly trades sex for the gifts it can bring. Convinced that writing a story about Jessica and her ilk would seriously boost her journalistic cred, Emma soon finds herself sucked into a world where the luxuries of prettied-up prostitution may cost more than she ever expected.

About the author

Anna David is the author of the novels Party Girl and Bought, and the editor of the anthology Reality Matters. She has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Redbook, Details, and many other publications. She has appeared on national television programs including Today, Hannity, and CNN’s Showbiz Tonight.

Product details

• Authors: Anna David
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2009
• EAN: 9780061669187
• ISBN: 978-0-06-166918-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: General, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Romance / Romantic Comedy, DRAMA: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Humorous / Dark Humor