The Art of Social War
by: Jodie Wing
Published by: Harper
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Reviewed by Barbara L. Fielder
If you’re up for a smart, hilarious, insider’s view of the some- times dysfunctional star-studded Hollywood high society, then look no further. The author, Jodi Wing, takes you on an insider’s vicarious journey of “Tinseltown,” in her fast-paced debut novel.
The author introduces you to Stacy Knight, who is as far removed from Hollywood as any successful New York PR executive can be. Likeable, sharp, and capable, Stacy is completely at ease in her job working for New York City’s Mayor Giuliani.
Stacy is eager to combine her successful New York career with married life. Prior to the wedding, her betrothed Jamey announces that he is tackling the job of CEO at a badly run film studio, Pacificus Entertainment, in Hollywood. Here’s the rub, the job requires a move to the west coast for both Stacey and Jamey.
Making the transition from the East to the West Coast is a challenge in and of itself, and added to that is the dysfunctional star-studded Hollywood scene. The author drops you inside the lives of the cleverly charming, deceitful, backstabbing Hollywood insiders. You actually feel as if you are living the life of our heroin as she is ostracized and deemed totally unnecessary and unworthy to be accepted into high society’s tight-knit cliques.
On the flip side, Jamey, now the newly minted CEO of the film studio, is met head-on with the most colorful, outrageous, underhanded and despicable characters who give powerful resistance to any change as they face ouster from the film studio to which they believe they have a rightful stake.
Can this diehard, successful and dynamic New Yorker, Stacy, find equal success in Hollywood? Can Jamey turn around Pacificus without social, financial and matrimonial doom? Read this funny, entertaining and insightful romp through the hills of Hollywood and discover how the elite behave behind the scenes.
There are enough twists and turns in this story to keep you up nights turning page after page.
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