_It might not have happened_ precisely _that way..._ __ Fresh out of rehab, badly behaved diva Augusta Price has one last chance to turn her life around. Her memoir, _Based on a True Story_ , has become an unlikely hit, and she's going to use that fame to start afresh. But Augusta is her own worst
Based on a True Story
β Scribed by Hesh Kestin
- Book ID
- 110819666
- Publisher
- Dzanc Books
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781936873319
- ASIN
- B004YWBBPI
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Set in post-WWII Africa, Polynesia, and Hollywood, the three novellas that make up Based on a True Story reveal the roots of contemporary life in a world at war with itself. These novellas are reminiscent of work by Steve Stern and Philip Roth.
Hesh Kestin is a recovering foreign correspondent who reported on local wars, global business, and exotic mayhem in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for publications such as Forbes , Newsday , and The Jerusalem Post , and US magazines as diverse as Playboy and Inc. Cited by Media Guide for best foreign correspondence, his work has won many awards.
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