A way of life, like any other
O'Brien, Darcy2001
Book
"The hero of Darcy O'Brien's A Way of Life, Like Any Other is a child of Hollywood, and once his life was a glittery dream. His father starred in Westerns. His mother was a goddess of the silver screen. The family enjoyed the high life on their estate, Casa Fiesta. But his parents' careers have crashed since then, and their marriage has broken up too." "Lovesick and sex-crazed, the mother sets out on an intercontinental quest for the right - or wrong - man, while her mild-mannered but manipulative former husband clings to his memories in California. And their teenage son? How he struggles both to keep faith with his family and to get by himself, and what in the end he must do to break free, makes for a classic coming-of-age story - a novel that combines keen insight and devastating wit to hilarious and heartbreaking effect."--BOOK JACKET.
Main title:
A way of life, like any other / Darcy O'Brien ; introduction by Seamus Heaney.
Author:
O'Brien, Darcy, author
Imprint:
New York : New York Review Books, 2001.©1977
Collation:
xiv, 155 pages ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Contents:
Introduction -- Casa fiesta -- Growth -- Wrigley Field -- Hollywood -- Encore Hollywood -- Paris -- Brentwood -- Beverly hills -- Las Vegas -- Palm Springs -- Encore Brentwood -- The old Hollywood -- Santa Monica -- Bel-air -- The beach -- Self-deception -- Mulholland Drive -- Loss.
ISBN:
094032279X (Pbk)97809403227909780940322790 (pbk)9780940322790 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
134167
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | Fiction Paperback | General O | On loan - Due: 10 Jul 2026 |
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction Paperback | General O | On reserve shelf at Kathleen Syme Carlton |