Used book – On Love and Other Lies, Lucía Etxebarria, Alexandra Carrasco

Fame is a fickle goddess; she eludes those who pursue her and offers herself to those who don't desire her. Ruth, a fragile thirty-three-year-old woman with green eyes and fiery red hair, is a media icon. Swept up in the world of imagery, this young filmmaker boosts sales for the celebrity press. In the frenzied and artificial world of Spanish show business, she meets Juan, a young provincial writer seeking notoriety. A wild and possessive love blossoms between these two individuals, who are otherwise completely different.

"Lucía Etxebarría, author of Love, Prozac, and Other Curiosities, draws us into a flamboyant fresco that blends tragic love and comedy. A novel as captivating as a Pedro Almodóvar film."

Fémina "A striking, unadorned portrait of a woman, much like this unconventional heroine." Valeurs Actuelles Primavera Prize 2001