'He began to wonder if he himself didn't suffer from the ingrained, morbid
apathy he liked to draw in others' Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist -
and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-
designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity
rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress
and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with
little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate
passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ... The Penguin
English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in
English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.
'He began to wonder if he himself didn't suffer from the ingrained, morbid
apathy he liked to draw in others' Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist -
and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-
designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity
rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress
and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. For, with
little in the way of looks and no money to buy her time, Tod's desperate
passion can only lead to frustration, disillusionment and rage ... The Penguin
English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in
English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.
