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The Chrysanthemum Palace

Bruce Wagner

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#3259 of 8,085 books · #1606 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (2006).

The Chrysanthemum Palace introduces one Bertie Krohn, the only child of Perry Krohn, creator of TV's longest running space opera, Starwatch. Bertie recounts the story of the last months in the lives of his two friends: Thad Michelet, author, actor, and son of a literary titan; and Clea Freemantle, emotionally fragile daughter of a legendary film star. Scions of entertainment greatness, they call themselves the Three Musketeers. As they attempt to scale the peaks claimed by their sacred yet monstrous parents, Bertie chronicles their peculiar predicaments—as well as their futile struggle against the ravenous, narcissistic and addicted Hollywood that claims them. Convulsive and poignant, The Chrysanthemum Palace is a tragic tale of friendship and fate writ large.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
9780743243407
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Hollywood and celebrity cultureFriendshipLegacy and family expectations

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