A STAR IS BORED

Narrator Noah Galvin sounds exactly like the insecure, self-deprecating, intense young man who is at the center of this novel. Charlie works as a personal assistant for an aging movie star who is now a bestselling author. Kathi Kannon is a train wreck. She doesn't know whether she needs socks, doesn't remember whether or not knows Gene Hackman. Charlie is expected to have all the answers for her employer, who became a cultural icon for her performance as Priestess Talara in a world-famous sci-fi film. Galvin's performance is youthful, believable, and underplayed, even as the incidents grow more outrageous. The story was inspired by the author's experiences as Carrie Fisher's assistant. Galvin delivers the growing friendship, humor, tenderness, and absolute craziness of Charlie's three years with the film icon. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2020]