Books like Miss Wyoming Uk Edition by Douglas Coupland
John Johnson, a high‑octane action‑film producer, wakes from a near‑fatal flu episode in an L.A. hospital and questions a life defined by excess. Meanwhile, former TV personality Susan Colgate, after a plane crash that leaves her the sole survivor, has already abandoned her past as a beauty‑contest contestant and a struggling star. Both characters, steeped in Hollywood excess and personal despair, break away from their world‑building careers and confront ordinary love, exposing their deepest fears and desires. The novel plays with humor and pathos as it follows their journey through celebrity‑obsessed Los Angeles toward an uncertain, yet hopeful, future.
First publish date: February 7, 2000
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Douglas Coupland
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