South on Highland: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1477829881 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 237 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her writing has appeared in publications such as Interview Magazine and the Village Voice. Liana Maeby was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, where she attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. She has been featured in Best of Twitter lists on sites like the Huffington Post, Splitsider, and M
screenwriter, is on the verge of hitting it big when she falls into the grip of drug and alcohol addiction. Her descent into the narcotic underbelly of the city leads her to a commune in the desert, a filthy room at the Chateau Marmont, and, eventually, rehab. South on Highland explores true identity and questions our culture’s response to addiction and sensationalism.. Leila Massey, a young L.A. Will Leila continue down the dark path of addiction? Or will she make it as a successful writer? Based on the author’s own life, Liana Maeby’s brilliant debut novel is raw and haunting, and simultaneously incredibly astute and humorous
Do not reach for this book if you want a sunny beach read. Original review at 125pages.com*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Do not reach for this book if you want a sunny beach read. Laura at 125Pages Original review at 125pages.com*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.4 StarsLeila Massey seems to have it all, a playwright by the age of 16, a scholarship to a prestigious film school, a gorgeous actor boyfriend and at 25 a major drug addiction. She tries to hide her addiction and keep up with the demands of a Hollywood writing career while. StarsLeila Massey seems to have it all, a playwright by the age of 16, a scholarship to a prestigious film school, a gorgeous actor boyfriend and at 25 a major drug addiction. She tries to hide her addiction and keep up with the demands of a Hollywood writing career while. Sara Drew Grant said I doubt he still could have turned out a book like "South on Highland. What if Bret Easton Ellis had been a young, female screenwriter with a millennial's crippling addiction to Adderall? I doubt he still could have turned out a book like "South on Highland," which will inevitably be compared to "Less Than Zero and Permanent Midnight," but goes in a much stranger direction. "Leila Massey" is a functional addict and Hollywood wunderkind j. jjTx said Got addicted to finishing this novel!. I had no idea what to expect, I follow the author on Twitter and she's funny.This is a dark, deep, and at times funny read that I could not put down. It's been a while since I've read a novel, and I knocked this out on two flights over Got addicted to finishing this novel! I had no idea what to expect, I follow the author on Twitter and she's funny.This is a dark, deep, and at times funny read that I could not put down. It's been a while since I've read a novel, and I knocked this out on two flights over 3 days.The writing style makes it an easy and addictive read.. days.The writing style makes it an easy and addictive read.
Novak, bestselling author of One More Thing and and Book with No Pictures“A humorous work of provocative nostalgia. If the madness and kaleidoscope values that make up life in LA could be captured in a book, it would have to be in the format hilariously realized in this incredible book. The book reminded me very much of one of the first books one of my mentors told me to read when I moved to Hollywood, Less Than Zero.” —Ryan Holiday, New York Observer“A very cool debut from a very cool writer. If it’s foreign, you’ll find no tour guide more witty, more soulful, or more full of perception than the immensely talented Liana Maeby.” —Rian Johnson, writer and director of Brick and Looper“Liana Maeby has crafted a magic trick of a novel—profane and funny and devastating, and