Garbo LaughsThis is a quixotic tale about movie love. Harriet Browning is so saturated with old movies, seen repeatedly and swallowed whole, that she no longer fits into this world. Equally addicted are her three companions-of-the-screen: a son who loves Frank Sinatra, a daughter with Bette Davis eyes, and an earthy sidekick named after Dinah Shore. Breaking in upon this quiet backwater come two refugees from Hollywood, the jaded widow of a famous screenwriter and her movie-expert stepson. They are Harsh Reality. With them come blackouts, arguments, accidents, illness, and sudden death. But what chance does real life stand when we can watch movies instead? In this brilliant, sad-eyed comedy of secondhand desire, movies and movie lovers come first. |
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Page 57
... Dinah never locked her back door and never seemed to mind a visitor . " I don't know . Tell me . " " It's all right ... Dinah . And once again , Harriet felt glad to have Dinah in her life . Usually with people you were in one element ...
... Dinah never locked her back door and never seemed to mind a visitor . " I don't know . Tell me . " " It's all right ... Dinah . And once again , Harriet felt glad to have Dinah in her life . Usually with people you were in one element ...
Page 355
... Dinah , that Dinah hadn't said yes , and that she hadn't fallen prey to jealousy , once again . Ida was sound asleep on the sofa when Dinah let herself into her house . Buddy the protector lay on the floor beside her . Quietly , she ...
... Dinah , that Dinah hadn't said yes , and that she hadn't fallen prey to jealousy , once again . Ida was sound asleep on the sofa when Dinah let herself into her house . Buddy the protector lay on the floor beside her . Quietly , she ...
Page 356
... Dinah shared a look of amusement with Jack . There were fresh roses on the table . Dinah bent to smell them . " These are beautiful . Where on earth did you get them ? " " It wasn't easy , " he said . " But a store in the west end had ...
... Dinah shared a look of amusement with Jack . There were fresh roses on the table . Dinah bent to smell them . " These are beautiful . Where on earth did you get them ? " " It wasn't easy , " he said . " But a store in the west end had ...
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