I loved Carolyn Parkhurst's first novel, Lorelei's Secret (called The Dogs of Babel in the US) and her second, Lost and Found, was highly recommended by Jennifer Weiner.
Parkhurst's third book, The Nobodies Album, won't be out until Spring 2010, but it sounds great. It's about a former bestselling novelist who has re-written the endings to all of her novels and in doing so, has removed clues about her personal life that had been hidden within. When her estranged, rock star son is accused of murder, she endeavors to find out the truth: about the murder, and about the secrets of their shared past.
This news reminded me to check for an update on the Dogs of Babel movie, but apart from the fact that it's to be directed by Todd "Old School" Phillips, nothing doing.
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