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Overview

Tom Webster is a dreary nobody; nice enough, but neither a head-turner or a hell-raiser, until he's given the opportunity to become an uber-celebrity.

The assignment: A major magazine gives Tom 30-days in which to make himself famous, using any, and they mean any, means necessary.

The pay-off: Fame, glory, and $100,000.

When the assignment spins out of control, Tom takes a wild ride on the celebrity machine with a B-list film actress who wants to be working on Shakespeare in the Park rather than her buxom physique, her slimy agent, his best friend, (who happens to have stolen his ...

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Overview

Tom Webster is a dreary nobody; nice enough, but neither a head-turner or a hell-raiser, until he's given the opportunity to become an uber-celebrity.

The assignment: A major magazine gives Tom 30-days in which to make himself famous, using any, and they mean any, means necessary.

The pay-off: Fame, glory, and $100,000.

When the assignment spins out of control, Tom takes a wild ride on the celebrity machine with a B-list film actress who wants to be working on Shakespeare in the Park rather than her buxom physique, her slimy agent, his best friend, (who happens to have stolen his wife), a boss desperate to capitalize on Tom's celebrity, and a fame obsessed magazine editor who wants a finished article from Tom above all else.

As his level of fame escalates, Tom becomes trapped in his own lies and the cult of celebrity - while everyone around him grabs their fifteen minutes. And then, just when everything seems perfect, Tom will make the decision of his life- turning the tables on the paparazzi, the hangers on, and his scheming counterparts.

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"I am forty-three years old and have failed to make a dent in anyone's life": so says Tom Webster, the narrator of Krum's knowing, cynical debut about the shallowness of fame in America. Texas native Tom is now a New York City business writer whose wife left him a year ago for his best friend, Jake. Though he may be lost, he doesn't think of himself as a loser. He's obsessed with history John Wilkes Booth, in particular and can't manage to stay mad at Jake. Then an extraordinary thing happens to this ordinary man: a glossy magazine offers him $100,000 to write an expos of overnight fame. His mission is to somehow make himself famous in 30 days, after which he must expose himself as just a sham in the tell-all article he's supposed to pen. To that end, Tom enlists the help of B-list actress Alexandra West, who wants to be taken more seriously and who is willing to allow Tom to use her even as she uses him. Soon their Marilyn Monroe-Arthur Miller relationship is in the tabloids and people Tom's intimates, the media, the general public certainly begin to react. As things spin out of control and Tom's surreal new existence encourages him to lie, the question becomes whether or not success will spoil Tom Webster. There's lots of filler here as well as Australianisms on the part of native Australian Krum that someone somewhere should have adjusted Tom often sounds more like Bridget Jones than a Texas transplant. There are no stunning revelations, but the end result is an agreeably smart and amusing story about what most sensible people already know: fame in America is not necessarily based on merit. Agent, Barbara Zitwer Alicea. (May) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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A sassy, entertaining confection, a sweet zing at the Culture of Celebrity that follows a dour financial writer's self-created launch into the ranks of the beautiful people—and the amusing, if predictable, consequences. As the story opens, Tom Webster, columnist for a dry Wall Street magazine, suffers the departure of his wife, Elizabeth, in favor of his best friend, Jake. Tom wallows for a while in his masculine and connubial failure; then The Vulture, a hip, post-ironic celeb glossy, offers him a hundred grand to insinuate himself (somehow) into celebrity culture, take notes, and write an article that will expose the sham and opacity of that world. He reluctantly takes the job, writes blond starlet Alexandra West an earnest letter outlining the plan, and invites her participation in the scheme. West, known for her flesh-hawking B movies, is just undertaking a New York adventure to re-vamp her image as a "serious" actress and thinks it couldn't hurt to be associated with Tom's stodgy smarts. They date, and both lives are catapulted into relatively new levels of renown. Tom enjoys the jealousy of his co-workers and the envious rage of his ex, considers book deals, and gets a TV gig courtesy of his new status as "financial guru." European art directors offer Alexandra movie scripts, and "serious" magazines propose profiles. When Alexandra and her publicists decide enough is enough, Tom's reputation is mauled through the tabloids, and the couple separate. After publishing his Vulture piece, Tom fears the anger of those he has tricked—who instead hail him as a genius and a visionary. As a final touch, he signs on with Alexandra's publicity agency as a client. While little morethan a scamper through the media's succeeding levels of green duplicity, brute envy, and ruthless adoration, Krum's debut novel unfolds with inspired enthusiasm thanks to Tom Webster's befuddled, studious, and eminently familiar narrative voice.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312316327
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 7/1/2003
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 320
  • Product dimensions: 5.44 (w) x 8.34 (h) x 0.81 (d)

Meet the Author

Sharon Krum, originally from Australia, is a freelance journalist living in NY. She pens articles for major fashion and newsmagazines around the globe. This is her first book.

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