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From Publishers Weekly
The old adage "be careful what you wish for" gets new life in Cochran's sweet, funny debut. Life in tiny Pinecob, West Virginia, takes a turn for the wacky when Hollywood heartthrob Joshua Reed, nailed with another DUI, is forced to spend 90 days of house arrest in the home of a local fan. (Leanne Gitlin, 25, has loved Joshua since she was 15 and led his fan club for eight years.) For the Gitlins, this means TV cameras, drunken fans undressing on their lawn and an overdose of Joshua's bad attitude. The plot's a bit far-fetched, but that's just part of the fun in this poignant, gently comic story about growing up and moving on.
Reminded me a little of the film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, except I sobbed through the last three chapters. ("Poignant," indeed!) I loved this book.
From Publishers Weekly
The old adage "be careful what you wish for" gets new life in Cochran's sweet, funny debut. Life in tiny Pinecob, West Virginia, takes a turn for the wacky when Hollywood heartthrob Joshua Reed, nailed with another DUI, is forced to spend 90 days of house arrest in the home of a local fan. (Leanne Gitlin, 25, has loved Joshua since she was 15 and led his fan club for eight years.) For the Gitlins, this means TV cameras, drunken fans undressing on their lawn and an overdose of Joshua's bad attitude. The plot's a bit far-fetched, but that's just part of the fun in this poignant, gently comic story about growing up and moving on.
Reminded me a little of the film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, except I sobbed through the last three chapters. ("Poignant," indeed!) I loved this book.
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