The Extra - Couverture rigide

Sims, Elizabeth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312377290 ISBN 13 : 9780312377298

Editeur : Minotaur Books, 2009

Synopsis

Taking small-part acting jobs to support her son, law student Rita Farmer is mistaken for a police officer while in costume and rescues a young boy from an assault, a situation that draws her into the world of the boy's grandmother, a mission director who has become subject to the influences of private donors and gruff guards. By the author of The Actress.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Elizabeth Sims learned the art of fiction by listening to tall tales on her father's knee, and by reading all sorts of books brought home by her mother, a teacher. (These ranged from Grimm's Fairy Tales to Chaucer, from Laura Ingalls Wilder to Hemingway.) Today Elizabeth is the author of the Rita Farmer Mysteries and the Lambda Award-winning Lillian Byrd Crime Series, and she has written short stories, poems, and essays for numerous publications. In addition, Elizabeth is a nationally recognized authority on writing. She writes frequently for Writer's Digest magazine, where she is a contributing editor. Through her articles, in-person workshops, and online teaching, she has helped thousands of fledgling authors find their wings. Are you a writer too, or would you like to be one? You might find inspiration in her book, You've Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams, published by Writer's Digest Books. Elizabeth holds degrees in English from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for graduate fiction. She's worked as a reporter, photographer, technical writer, bookseller, street busker, ranch hand, corporate executive, and symphonic percussionist. She belongs to several literary societies as well as American Mensa. To learn more about her and to view a full list of her available works, including free excerpts and book discussion guides, visit www.elizabethsims.com.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Rita Farmer knows what it feels like to be flat broke. Even now, when studying to be a lawyer, Rita is so far in debt that she has to scrounge for acting jobs to keep herself and her son afloat. Decked out in police uniform as an extra on a low-budget movie shoot, she wanders into a rough part of town and is pulled into a vicious assault. Rita chases off the assailants but doesn't escape unscathed, and the boy they attacked isn't out of danger yet. His injuries could last the rest of his life. Rita's heart goes out to him and his grandmother, Amaryllis B. Cubitt, the director of an urban mission that Rita had turned to for help years ago. But the mission has changed from its unassuming past and is now flush with secret donations and gruff guards posted at the doors. Rita can't but wonder if now Amaryllis is too proud to ask for the help she needs. Smart and charming, Rita Farmer is back in the spotlight in The Extra, a second act that is as dazzling and delightful as the first.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Minotaur Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312377290
• ISBN 13: 9780312377298
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible