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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Villard Books
Publication date
January 9, 2007
Pages
354
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780812971415
ISBN-10
0812971418
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C. McQueen finally gets his chance while understudying movie sex symbol Josh Harper in a West End play when he stumbles upon one of Josh's deepest secrets and agrees to keep silent in exchange for the chance to go on stage. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Recently divorced actor Stephen C. McQueen (no relation, unfortunately) seems to have a knack for bad luck. But a failed marriage, a stalled career, a judgmental ex-wife, a distant daughter, a horrid little studio apartment in the far reaches of the London suburbsâall these pathetic elements seem to pale in the chiseled face of his newest tormentor: the Twelfth Sexiest Man in the World, Josh Harper.
Josh is the star of Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, a biographical play about Lord Byronâand Stephen is his understudy. Not only is Josh fantastically, infuriatingly good-looking, internationally renowned, and remarkably talented, heâs also frustratingly healthy. No matter how many all-night booze-and-coke benders Josh goes on, he always shows up at the stage door for his call like clockwork. Stephen doubts heâll ever get his chance to slip on the puffy shirt and tight breeches of Byron and tread the boards in the role that would certainly be the break heâs always waited for.
And just when Stephenâs sure he couldnât resent Josh more, he meets Joshâs witty, restless American wife, Nora . . . and discovers he likes her a little too much. Another man might curse his luck at finding that his potential dream woman is a rivalâs wife, but at this point, Stephen would expect nothing else. Caught between his stirring feelings for Nora, the demands of an insistent and secretive Josh, and his lifelong desire for a real career in show business, Stephen must make a terrible decision: Will it be the girl or the fame?
A hapless, bumbling bloke in love, an arrogant megastar with a potpourri of addictions, a sexy married woman out of her element in the fast laneâDavid Nicholls brings them all together in this knockout romantic comedy.
From the Hardcover edition.
Josh is the star of Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, a biographical play about Lord Byronâand Stephen is his understudy. Not only is Josh fantastically, infuriatingly good-looking, internationally renowned, and remarkably talented, heâs also frustratingly healthy. No matter how many all-night booze-and-coke benders Josh goes on, he always shows up at the stage door for his call like clockwork. Stephen doubts heâll ever get his chance to slip on the puffy shirt and tight breeches of Byron and tread the boards in the role that would certainly be the break heâs always waited for.
And just when Stephenâs sure he couldnât resent Josh more, he meets Joshâs witty, restless American wife, Nora . . . and discovers he likes her a little too much. Another man might curse his luck at finding that his potential dream woman is a rivalâs wife, but at this point, Stephen would expect nothing else. Caught between his stirring feelings for Nora, the demands of an insistent and secretive Josh, and his lifelong desire for a real career in show business, Stephen must make a terrible decision: Will it be the girl or the fame?
A hapless, bumbling bloke in love, an arrogant megastar with a potpourri of addictions, a sexy married woman out of her element in the fast laneâDavid Nicholls brings them all together in this knockout romantic comedy.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (April 12, 2006)
9780786285198 | details & prices | 509 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.38 lbs | List price $28.95
About: Actor Stephen C.
About: Actor Stephen C.
from Villard Books (September 6, 2005)
9781400061822 | details & prices | 354 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.38 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Actor Stephen C.
About: Actor Stephen C.
from Hodder & Stoughton (March 28, 2005)
9780340838730 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $23.15
About: Does your life feel like a dress rehearsal?
About: Does your life feel like a dress rehearsal?
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Villard Books (January 9, 2007)
9780812971415 | details & prices | 354 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C.
About: Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C.
Miscellaneous
With Tristan Layton (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Findaway World Llc (March 15, 2008)
9781605141466 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $34.99
About: For Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted - money, fame, a beautiful wife, a lead role on the London stage.
About: For Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted - money, fame, a beautiful wife, a lead role on the London stage.
CD/Spoken Word
from Gardners Books (July 19, 2012)
9781407477299 | details & prices | List price $43.35
About: The Understudy is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love from the author of the smash hit One Day.
About: The Understudy is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love from the author of the smash hit One Day.
With Tristan Layton (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Highbridge Co (September 22, 2005)
9781565119871 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C.
About: Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C.
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