Personality

Growing up on the Scottish Isle of Bute, Maria Tambini is a young girl with dreams of escape from her Italian immigrant family. When her amazing singing voice wins her a talent show at the tender age of thirteen, she is whisked off to London and instant stardom.

But even as Maria is celebrating her greatest success, she is waging a hidden battle against her own body, and becoming in the process a living exhibit in the modern drama of celebrity. Can she be saved by love? Or will she be consumed by an obsessive celebrity culture, family lies, and by her number-one fan?

This stunning novel is a rich portrait of an immigrant community and a tragic tale of the hidden costs of celebrity.


Author: Andrew O'Hagan
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 311
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.32w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780156029674

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/11/2004 pg. 24

About the Author
O'Hagan, Andrew: -

ANDREW O'HAGAN was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His previous novels have been awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the E. M. Forster Award.