The secrets that made and break deals and careers. That the best drama often happens off the screen. Q:What was the first element of inspiration for the story of Close Up? Q: What five words would you choose to describe Close Up?įunny, romantic, escapist, revealing, beautiful. My review of Close Up can be read here, but first, here is your opportunity to learn more about the story and the author… Q&A with Kate Forster And in a town built on illusions, believing you can escape your past might just be the biggest illusion of all. But ambition and desire can bring out the worst in people. All three women are swept up in the search for the actress who will score the role of a lifetime. Dylan’s on a quest to find her birth mother. She’s not after fame and fortune, though. Dylan Mercer – young, beautiful and defiant – has run away from New York to try her luck in Hollywood. And she’s about to learn that there are two things in life you just can’t fight: growing older and falling in love. Actress Maggie Hall has been America’s sweetheart for nearly twenty years. She’ll do anything to help them – and herself – get ahead. Zoe Greene manages the careers of Hollywood’s biggest stars. She has also written five young adult romance books including Unlucky Break, Head over High Heels, Beauty and the Beat, Piece of Cake and Twice Upon a Time.Ĭlose Up is the story of three women in Hollywood. Kate is the author of the adult novels The Perfect Location, The Perfect Retreat, Seduction and Close Up. Kate lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two children and two dogs, and can be found nursing a laptop, surrounded by magazines and watching trash TV or French films. I’m welcoming Kate Forster to Book’d Out today to celebrate the release of her fourth adult novel, Close Up.

The Perfect Retreat by Kate Forster