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London: Jonathan Cape, 2009 9780224087278. First edition. Hardback. First printing. Complete numberline. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy. No inscriptions or annotations. 311 pages. 6" by 9.5". Winner of First Authors' Award. .

New York: The Overlook Press, 2007 9781590200544. Softcover. First edition. First Printing. VG/Near Fine.. Complete numberline. 310 pages. No annotations or inscriptions. No creases on spine or covers. Choking on Marlon Brando is the story of how a young female film critic's love-life is affected and nearly ruined by her obsession with male movie stars. As her increasingly hapless hunt for the right man unfolds and her television and newspaper career unravels, our heroine finally begins to understand that difficult truth: that life is not like the movies. Entwined within the narrative of her real-life love affairs is a kaleidoscope of digressions on great screen actors. Her early obsession with Brando, her later dream-life with Gerard Depardieu, a personal ad seeking out Tom Cruise, a disastrous climactic encounter with Jeff Bridges. It's a helter-skelter ride through love and the movies which reads like a screwball comedy. But our heroine is no screwball; she seems to know everything about movies… Read More