{"product_id":"the-stand-in-paperback","title":"The Stand-In - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Moggach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Tainted love, jealousy and, brilliant revenge--this book has got the lot\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Woman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty-eight-year-old Jules Sampson is barely getting by as a working actor in London--until she gets a job as a stand-in for American movie star Lila Dune. Being the same age and in the same business, the two hit it off, but their careers couldn't be more different. Jules may not be as beautiful and successful as Lila, but she's a far better actor. Her impersonation of Lila is spot-on, and the two even slip into each other's lives. It's all just fun and games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Jules has made a dreadful miscalculation--one that takes her already simmering resentment of Lila to the boiling point. Consumed by jealousy, Jules is ready for her close-up--and no one is better prepared than her for her next big role . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking readers on a whirlwind of madness and obsession from London to New York to Los Angeles, \"Moggach's examination of the unbalanced mind is spellbinding, and the characters horribly believable. . . . This is [her] best novel yet\" (\u003ci\u003eOptions\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compulsively readable . . . a triumph.\" --\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Intelligent, persuasive, sensuous, perceptive . . . what an accomplishment!\" --Fay Weldon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Loves of a She Devil\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An exciting, deftly executed thriller with considerable psychological intrigue.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With a marvelous snap of a windup, an absorbing, inventive chiller, complete with undertones of a sour, wry humor.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Moggach is an English novelist and screenwriter. She graduated from Bristol University, trained as a teacher, and then worked at Oxford University Press. In the mid-seventies, Moggach moved to Pakistan for two years, where she started composing articles for Pakistani newspapers and her first novel, \u003ci\u003eYou Must Be Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTulip Fever\u003c\/i\u003e were adapted for film in 2011 and 2017 respectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moggach began writing screenplays in the mid-eighties. Her screenplay for an adaption of \u003ci\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003estarring Keira Knightley received a BAFTA nomination, and she won a Writers Guild Award for her adaptation of Anne Fine's \u003ci\u003eGoggle-Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. She has served as Chair of the Management Committee for the Society of Authors and worked for PEN's Executive Committee, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Moggach currently lives in the Welsh Marches with her husband.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 406\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264729559289,"sku":"9781504077613","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DI6-nNzeFX9781504077613.webp?v=1775740544","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-stand-in-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}