The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold
a novel by Dinah Manoff
Description
Following her Oscar nomination, tabloid cover girl Jackie Gold has been offered the role of a lifetime. At the height of her career, her equally famous boyfriend and current People’s “Sexiest Man of the Year” has a proposal of his own. It’s enough to keep a pack of bloodthirsty paparazzi pushing her off the edge, literally.
The year is 1999 and Jackie fights for her life while the press and public speculate on everything from whether “JACKIE’S JUMP!” was a suicide attempt to whether or not her breasts are real. Visitors circle her hospital bed, sharing regrets and spilling secrets when they think she can’t hear from her comatose state.
While drama unfolds at her bedside confessional, Jackie’s life replays like a movie in her mind. In a narrative both hilarious and heartbreaking, she recounts her improbable Malibu upbringing, her California coming-of-age, and the fat-free, drug-fueled, “glamourous” Hollywood career that led to her notorious jump.
From award-winning actor and director, Dinah Manoff comes an honestly fictional glimpse behind the red carpet. Best known for her roles in Grease and Empty Nest, Dinah Manoff has used her own Hollywood experiences to craft an engrossing page-turner both exciting and wise, posing the ultimate starry-eyed question:
Does fame really matter in the end?
Short Description
At the peak of her acting career, Jackie Gold jumps from the balcony ledge when a pack of bloodthirsty paparazzi storms her hotel. Instead of landing on her intended target, Jackie lands in the hospital. Drama unfolds at her bedside while Jackie’s life replays like a movie in her mind. In a story both heartbreaking and hilarious, she recounts her improbable Malibu upbringing, her California coming-of-age, and the fat-free, drug-fueled, “glamourous” Hollywood career that led to her notorious jump.
Book Information
Title: The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold
Author: Dinah Manoff
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Subgenre(s): Multiple Timelines, Media Tie-in, Upmarket Fiction, Book Club Fiction
Trade Paper: 978-1-946802-76-7
eBook: 978-1-946802-77-4
Audio: 978-1-946802-78-1
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 392
Publisher: Star Alley Press – Star Alley, LLC
Contact Phone: 720-273-2282
Email: staralleypress@gmail.com
Website: www.WelcometoStarAlley.com
Publication Date: July 20, 2021
Audiobook Release Date: Anticipated to be August 30, 2021
Taglines
A Hollywood Story Ripped from the Tabloids
Surviving the life of a celebrity is anything but glamourous.
Now more than ever, the media is responsible for making or breaking careers…and sometimes worse.
Endorsements
“This is a joyful ride of a read! Funny, irreverent, original and poignant. You’ll miss Jackie when you’ve finished the book.”
—Susie Essman, stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and television producer
“Can this lovely lady write? Oh, my heavens! Oh yes, she can! I loved my experience traveling with her—laughing and crying and remembering and to identify—to be part of the full experience is nothing short of stunning! A brilliant first start on a journey of a literary future to lead us through wherever she is going, I will always follow.”
—Brenda Vaccaro, actress
“A brilliant rewinding of a life of Hollywood glitz, grit, gluttony and nose jobs and a good, old-fashioned story of rags to riches and hags to bitches and the paparazzi to cause and capture it all. Brava, Dinah!”
—Jamie Lee Curtis, actress, author, producer, director, and activist
“The very REAL insider look into the ultra-private lives of two hot Hollywood stars. A deep dive into ambition, abandonment, addiction, and sex (lots of it). A wild coming of age story through the mind and heart of a child of the industry with a keen eye and a wicked sense of humor! Dinah, my old Pink Lady pal, has created a vivid, sexy portrait of the private doings and undoings of a rich and famous movie star who, through a tragic event, finds grace, happiness and her true self.”
—Didi Conn, actress
“Manoff’s novel is an epic tale that truly lives up to its name. A 360-degree view of Hollywood that only an insider could tell, ‘Jackie’ is pure gold, a raucous, biting look at the compilations of family, love and fame in an industry that, to paraphrase the author, will gladly eat its young for the price of cheese. The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is a delicious story to savor one page at a time.”
—Warren Read, author of One Simple Thing and Ash Falls
“The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is an emotional roller coaster of a debut; at turns tense, funny, and heartbreaking.”
—Jonathan Evison, author of All About LuLu
“The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is pure gold. A fascinating glimpse behind the scenes into a world where people expose themselves as they truly are when they think no one is looking (or able to understand). Dinah Manoff has skillfully woven a fascinating twisting tale of fame, friendship, family, betrayal all set against the juicy veneer of celebrity. Jackie Gold’s comatose journey of self-discovery is dazzling and funny from page one and so addictive I couldn’t put it down.”
—Lynn Brunelle, four-time Emmy Award-winning writer, author of Mama Gone Geek
“Dinah Manoff has such an original voice in this exceptional debut novel about Jackie Gold, a Hollywood survivor who will win your heart. Her writing is full of wit, laugh-out-loud humor, and surprising, heartfelt moments. Let’s put it this way. She made me laugh, she made me laugh, she made me cry and cry again. A real page-turner in the best way. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Melanie Mayron, actress and director of film and television
“Dinah Manoff’s first novel is not just a fun romp through the glitzy, decadent, dysfunctional world of glamorous stardom, it is much more. It tells the story of a girl who has suffered terrible maternal neglect only to find herself experiencing adulation and attention that feels unearned and unsatisfying. Through the twists and turns of the story we get to see Jackie in all her hilarious, indulgent brattiness. The ending is the perfect combination of bad Karma and sweet redemption. I enjoyed it thoroughly.”
—Brooke Adams, actress
“The explosive opening captivates the reader immediately! The story of Jackie Gold is unique, intriguing and fun filled! Dinah’s creativity never ceases to amaze me. Her descriptions are so vivid that I could feel each location and time period as if I had traveled there. There must be a sequel!”
—Kristy McNichol, actress, comedian, producer, and singer
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