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Introducing the New Novel By Stuart Archer Cohen:
This is How it Really Sounds
“Stylish . . . hugely entertaining.”
— Booklist
In the lurid nightclubs modern Shanghai, infamous expat financier Peter Harrington is suddenly confronted by his past. Investors he has ruined, looming federal investigations and a remote but alluring woman all converge on one halucinatory night that ends in the labyrinth of an ancient Chinese garden.
On the other side of the ocean, faded rock star Pete Harrington has no band, no hits and no hope in sight. He’s lived for years on his worn-out celebrity, until a final flash of inspiration wakes him from his alcoholic haze and sends him on an absurd and epic quest for revenge.
Setting it all in motion is the greatest extreme skier on the planet. Harry is a legend in a sport that few people have ever heard of. Raised in a world of snow, ice and avalanches, he cruises the sunny streets of Hollywood, looking for the connection that will change his life.
This is the unlikely landscape of This Is How It Really Sounds, a world of wealth, fame and physical prowess bordering on the supernatural. Here, Corporate courtesans live in enchanted gardens and Hollywood publicists weave fantasies on a massive screen. From an assassin moving through the treacherous streets of 1946 Shanghai to the 21st century delirium of internet fame, its denizens all dream of a mysterious house that none can fully remember, but none of them can ever forget.
Part comic satire, part revenge tale, part heart-stopping adventure, This is How it Really Sounds is about the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it.
“An impressive and dramatic novel about three men who share a surname and intertwining fortunes. . . . Anyone who’s bet his or her future on Wall Street, strapped on a pair of skis or savored a well-told story will want to read this one.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred)
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“This is How it Really Sounds is a smart, wide-ranging novel about three guys with the same name–a once-famous skier, a washed-up rock star and a disgraced financier–whose lives intersect in a viral video. Stuart Archer Cohen has written a timely and provocative story about money, cultural power, and identity in the digital age.”
— Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers
A Little About Stuart
Stuart Archer Cohen is the author of four novels which have been translated into ten languages. He lives with his family in Juneau, Alaska.