{"product_id":"barefoot-in-the-city-of-broken-dreams-paperback","title":"Barefoot in the City of Broken Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrent Hartinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 in the Russel Middlebrook: The Futon Years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThere was no way moving to Los Angeles was going to make me give up\u003c\/i\u003e my \u003ci\u003esoul. After all, I'd already seen all the movies about Hollywood. I knew how things worked\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four year-old Russel Middlebrook and his boyfriend have moved to Los Angeles so Russel can try to make it as a screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost right away, in a forgotten old house off Sunset Boulevard, Russel meets Isaac Brander, a once-famous film producer who is convinced he can turn Russel's screenplay into a movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussel knows that success can't possibly come this easily. After all, most of Russel's Los Angeles friends are so desperate to make it that it's downright scary. His ex-boyfriend, Otto, is trying everything to become an actor, and Daniel, the sexy neighbor, doesn't even need a casting couch to get naked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what's the catch with Mr. Brander? Could it be that movies about Hollywood don't tell the whole truth? But what does \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e mean for Russel's soul?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarefoot in the City of Broken Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to Brent Hartinger's \u003ci\u003eThe Thing I Didn't Know I Didn't Know\u003c\/i\u003e, is a fast-paced, funny story about the price of fame in Hollywood: the hilarious lengths people will go to achieve it, and the touching secret to survival when things don't work out exactly as planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A sharp, canny, and highly engaging tour through a Hollywood of cunning characters and colorful intrigues. I was charmed by every sly, sexy page.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Barry Sandler, screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eMaking Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrimes of Passion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simultaneously light-hearted and introspective ... my favorite Russel Middlebrook book to date ... so good I didn't want to put it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e- ISRBR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heart and humor ... [and] a Hollywood ending that had me grinning from ear to ear.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBookaholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With his trademark wit, warmth, and economy, Brent Hartinger brilliantly captures what it's like to move to L.A. and try and make it in Hollywood: the highs and the lows, the friends and the phonies, the fun and the frustration.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Dennis Hensley, co-screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eTestosterone\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMisadventures in the (213)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you liked [the Russel Middlebrook Series], you're sure to love the slightly older Russel ... I can't wait for the third novel coming out next year!\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eShooting Stars \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BRENT HARTINGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hits the narrative sweet spot.\"- NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Downright refreshing.\"- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I really think this guy could be the next Judy Blume.\" - \u003ci\u003ePop Candy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eACCOLADES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Audio Book on Audible.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA INDIEFAB Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Book Awards, Finalist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53094126354656,"sku":"9781514382417","price":24.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/X92KCaMjwG9781514382417.webp?v=1781648821","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/barefoot-in-the-city-of-broken-dreams-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}