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.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 06/07/2004
ISBN: 9780156029674
Pages: 311
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.32w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Times 07/11/2004 pg. 24