Star Time

by Joseph Amiel

Ten years after her lover's shattering abandonment, bright, beautiful Christine Paskins is one of Americas' top 'TV reporters, married to a senator, and universally admired. Until Greg Lyall, the man who betrayed her by marrying the daughter of the powerful head of a TV network and has now replaced him, he offers Chris its top news job, anchor of the evening news. The job is irresistible, and she jumps to the network of the man she reviles. But the powerful attraction that first brought them together reignites and not even their marriages can douse the re-fired passions of their now forbidden love. Once more their lives explode in a tangle of romance, passion and heartbreak, dreams and desires, but now in full view of an entire nations that conisdered her America's sweetheart. With keen insight and scathing humor, Star Time exposes not only a towering, searing love story but also the voraciously ambitious people who provide the TV shows America watches - and what they will do to get what they want. From the boardrooms of Manhattan to the bedrooms of Hollywood, uppermost in everyone's mind is the same thing - the ratings - until, in a riveting climax, an explosive act of violence puts lives on the line and on millions of TV screens, and careers are made and broken. Star Time is a gripping, fast-paced, fascinating, and sharply funny look at the inner workings of network television, the people whose lives it consumes, and the lengths they'll go to achieve success - their star time - that will hold readers enthralled and delighted until the very last word.

430 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Joseph Amiel is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, web series creator, and lawyer. His most recent fiction is a small collection of short stories entitled Death Can Delight: A Trio of Mysteries. He is the author of the novels Stalking the Sky, Birthright, Deeds, Star Time, and A Question of Proof. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He wrote the cult horror-film classic Daughters of Darkness. His comedy screenplay "Games" has been honored at film festivals, as has his comedy-mystery web series "Ain't That Life." A graduate of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Amherst College and Yale Law School, he is married and lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, I must say I was gifted this book by the author. This book reminded me of Broadcast News. It focused on a love story but expanded beyond that over an epic storyline. The characters were interesting as was the finale. I felt overwhelmed at times by the sheer number of characters. Although they were all interesting, many seemed inconsequential to the main storyline and didn't deserve their own storylines. At times I found following along and remembering who is who rather challenging. I would recommend buying the original edition of this book. I have the updated edition and there were discrepancies like mentioning something currently happening in the Clinton administration and then later taking about 9/11. These timeline mistakes took me out of the story every time. The story is timeless and does not need an update. Overall, I enjoyed this book.