The body double
(Book)
"A strange man discovers our nameless narrator selling popcorn at a decrepit small-town movie theater and offers her an odd and lucrative position: she will forget her job, her acquaintances, even her name, and move to Los Angeles, where she will become the body double of the famous and troubled celebrity Rosanna Feld. A nervous breakdown has forced Rosanna out of the public eye, and she needs a look-alike to take her place in the tabloid media circus of Hollywood. Overseen by Max, who hired her for the job, our narrator spends her days locked up in a small apartment in the hills watching hidden camera footage of Rosanna, wearing Rosanna's clothes, eating the food Rosanna likes, practicing her mannerisms, learning to become Rosanna in every way. But as she makes her public debut as Rosanna, dining at elegant restaurants, shopping in stylish boutiques, and finally risking a dinner party with Rosanna's true inner circle, alarming questions begin to arise. What really caused Rosanna's mental collapse? Will she ever return? And is Max truly her ally, or something more sinister? With echoes of Hitchcock's Vertigo, The Body Double is a fabulously plotted noir about fame, beauty, and the darkness of Hollywood."--
Notes
Beyda, E. (2020). The body double. First edition. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Beyda, Emily. 2020. The Body Double. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Beyda, Emily, The Body Double. New York, Doubleday, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Beyda, Emily. The Body Double. First edition. New York, Doubleday, 2020.
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Apr 26, 2024 03:21:28 AM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Apr 26, 2024 03:21:37 AM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Apr 26, 2024 03:21:34 AM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 02755cam 2200397 i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20200228011538.0 | ||
008 | 200219s2020 nyu e 000 1 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9780385545273|q (hardcover) | ||
020 | |a 0385545274|q (hardcover) | ||
035 | |a ocm1141095067 | ||
040 | |a IMmBT|b eng|e rda|c OQX|d IG$|d JAS|d RNL|d UAP|d OCLCQ|d LEO | ||
043 | |a n-us-ca | ||
049 | |a LEOA | ||
082 | 0 | 4 | |a 813/.6|2 23 |
100 | 1 | |a Beyda, Emily,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The body double /|c Emily Beyda. |
250 | |a First edition. | ||
264 | 1 | |a New York :|b Doubleday,|c [2020] | |
300 | |a 292 pages ;|c 25 cm | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
520 | |a "A strange man discovers our nameless narrator selling popcorn at a decrepit small-town movie theater and offers her an odd and lucrative position: she will forget her job, her acquaintances, even her name, and move to Los Angeles, where she will become the body double of the famous and troubled celebrity Rosanna Feld. A nervous breakdown has forced Rosanna out of the public eye, and she needs a look-alike to take her place in the tabloid media circus of Hollywood. Overseen by Max, who hired her for the job, our narrator spends her days locked up in a small apartment in the hills watching hidden camera footage of Rosanna, wearing Rosanna's clothes, eating the food Rosanna likes, practicing her mannerisms, learning to become Rosanna in every way. But as she makes her public debut as Rosanna, dining at elegant restaurants, shopping in stylish boutiques, and finally risking a dinner party with Rosanna's true inner circle, alarming questions begin to arise. What really caused Rosanna's mental collapse? Will she ever return? And is Max truly her ally, or something more sinister? With echoes of Hitchcock's Vertigo, The Body Double is a fabulously plotted noir about fame, beauty, and the darkness of Hollywood."--|c Amazon.com | ||
650 | 0 | |a False personation|v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Motion picture actors and actresses|v Fiction. | |
651 | 0 | |a Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)|v Fiction. | |
655 | 7 | |a Thrillers (Fiction)|2 lcgft | |
655 | 7 | |a Suspense fiction.|2 gsafd | |
907 | |a .b26424605 | ||
945 | |y .i63987193|i 22801559752|l ehaf|s -|h |u 5|x 0|w 0|v 2|t 2|z 02-27-20|o -|a FIC BEY | ||
945 | |y .i64023916|i 20905709752|l meaf|s -|h |u 2|x 0|w 0|v 1|t 2|z 03-06-20|o -|a FIC BEYDA | ||
945 | |y .i64023953|i 20503698944|l guaf|s -|h |u 9|x 0|w 0|v 2|t 2|z 03-06-20|o -|a FIC BEYDA | ||
945 | |y .i64190481|i 31200500299515|l hmaf|s -|h |u 1|x 0|w 0|v 1|t 2|z 06-10-20|o -|a FIC/BEYDA | ||
945 | |y .i64398067|i 31216004063629|l nhaf|s -|h |u 0|x 0|w 0|v 0|t 2|z 07-27-20|o -|a Fiction Beyda, Emily | ||
998 | |e -|d a |f eng|a eh|a gu|a hm|a me|a nh |