
Rex
A Novella
C.E. Smith(Author)
Texas Review Press
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-68003-182-9 (ISBN)
Description
Widower and former pastor, Rex Wells is struggling with Parkinson's disease when his twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Wendy, lands the starring role in an action movie. He makes the arduous journey from Nashville to the Hollywood premiere but finds the aptly titled Overkill almost as disagreeable as her filmmaker boyfriend-a millionaire twice her age and, for better or worse, the father of Rex's newborn grandson.
Even as Overkill makes Wendy a star, a scandal from her past ignites a paparazzi feeding frenzy, and Rex finds himself contending with an anonymous internet troll whose disturbingly personal attacks force Rex to confront a past scandal of his own-the adulterous affair that cost him his ministry. When Wendy enlists him in a morally dubious publicity scheme, he has to decide how far he's willing to go to protect her career.
Even as Overkill makes Wendy a star, a scandal from her past ignites a paparazzi feeding frenzy, and Rex finds himself contending with an anonymous internet troll whose disturbingly personal attacks force Rex to confront a past scandal of his own-the adulterous affair that cost him his ministry. When Wendy enlists him in a morally dubious publicity scheme, he has to decide how far he's willing to go to protect her career.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Huntsville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 132 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68003-182-9 (9781680031829)
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Person
Born and raised in Atlanta, C.E. Smith studied English at Stanford University and went to medical school at Vanderbilt University. In 2013, he won Shakespeare & Company bookstore's international Paris Literary Prize for his novella, Body Electric. His novel, Brother's Keeper, was published in 2015 by Atlantic Books in the UK. He lives with his wife and children in Nashville, Tennessee, where he works as a radiologist.