I Should Have Stayed Home
I Should Have Stayed Home
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Summary
Mona and Ralph, two jobless roommates desperate to become stars, are introduced to Hollywood society after Mona curses a judge during a friend's trial. Ralph battles with his own corruption and loss of principle, as theft, prostitution and suicide wash them away.
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I Should Have Stayed Home by Horace Mccoy
The acclaimed expos? of 1930s Hollywood: the gigolos, the starlets, the fan magazines and the despair behind the glitter. I Should Have Stayed Home tells the story of two jobless roommates and movie extras. After Mona gains notoriety for cursing a judge during a friend?s trial, she and Ralph are introduces to Hollywood society. Ralph battles with his own corruption and loss of principle, while Mona serves as his conscience, warning him against himself and the temptations of success.
?The background, the talk and the vague ending are all realistic, and tough-minded readers seeking the truth about Hollywood?s lower depths will not object to the violent language used to express it? New York Times Book Review ?A true picture.. McCoy is talking to the kids who come in flocks to become stars, the kids who never read books like this? Times Literary Supplement
Horace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. During his lifetime he travelled all over the US as a salesman and taxi-driver, and his varied career included reporting and sports editing, acting as bodyguard to a politician, doubling for a wrestler, and writing for films and magazines. A founder of the celebrated Dallas Little Theatre, his novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948), and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a film. He died in 1955.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781852424022 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852424028 |
| Title | I Should Have Stayed Home |
| Author | Horace Mccoy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 188 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |