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Weston
You wouldn’t be able to pick Los Angeles out on a map if it weren’t for the Camdens.
Benny Camden was raised in a world of celebrity. He is the creator and producer of one of the trendiest shows on television. Audiences praise him, women love him, and his future has no limits.
But when his brother dies in the onset of the Vietnam War, Benny risks his reputation and career in an act of inflammatory protest that costs him dearly. As he rises in fame, his voice of change becomes one of shock and controversy. Outsiders see a Hollywood icon pushing the thresholds of cinema, not the crumbling man struggling for identity in a world of drugs and scandal.
The birth of his daughter changes everything. He cannot allow the burden of his family’s legacy to consume her as it did him. He must be a blessing to her, not a curse. She forces him to embrace the one thing he’s been running from his whole life: his name.
Will he be able to shield her from his past, or will he inflict on her the wounds his own father inflicted on him?
Spanning the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, Weston is an epic Hollywood saga spanning three generations – the first chapter of Gregory Attaway’s The Great Ones.
Benny Camden was raised in a world of celebrity. He is the creator and producer of one of the trendiest shows on television. Audiences praise him, women love him, and his future has no limits.
But when his brother dies in the onset of the Vietnam War, Benny risks his reputation and career in an act of inflammatory protest that costs him dearly. As he rises in fame, his voice of change becomes one of shock and controversy. Outsiders see a Hollywood icon pushing the thresholds of cinema, not the crumbling man struggling for identity in a world of drugs and scandal.
The birth of his daughter changes everything. He cannot allow the burden of his family’s legacy to consume her as it did him. He must be a blessing to her, not a curse. She forces him to embrace the one thing he’s been running from his whole life: his name.
Will he be able to shield her from his past, or will he inflict on her the wounds his own father inflicted on him?
Spanning the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, Weston is an epic Hollywood saga spanning three generations – the first chapter of Gregory Attaway’s The Great Ones.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2010
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Gregory Attaway
4 books3 followersGregory Attaway lives in Irving, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), which suits his literary leanings well since the city is supposedly named for Washington Irving, famed writer of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He has lived in and around Dallas for most of his life, having also lived briefly on both coasts. A graduate of the University of North Texas, he lives with his two dogs, Cara and Lois, and his imaginary friends.
A writer since the second grade, Gregory’s completed projects include The Glen Headwood Show – exclusively available for free to subscribers to his e-mail list. Sign up at gregoryattaway.com.
He has written three other books in The Great Ones series – Weston, Joe, and Freshmankind, and Dreams.The fifth and sixth books are in progress.
Other stories are in the works as well. For information on upcoming releases and other updates, make sure to sign up for his e-mail list (and grab your free book).
Feel free to follow him on Twitter (@attawaygregory), get in touch with him on Facebook(@attawaygregory), or send him an e-mail at gregoryattaway.com. He looks forward to hearing from you, and will answer all e-mails personally.
A writer since the second grade, Gregory’s completed projects include The Glen Headwood Show – exclusively available for free to subscribers to his e-mail list. Sign up at gregoryattaway.com.
He has written three other books in The Great Ones series – Weston, Joe, and Freshmankind, and Dreams.The fifth and sixth books are in progress.
Other stories are in the works as well. For information on upcoming releases and other updates, make sure to sign up for his e-mail list (and grab your free book).
Feel free to follow him on Twitter (@attawaygregory), get in touch with him on Facebook(@attawaygregory), or send him an e-mail at gregoryattaway.com. He looks forward to hearing from you, and will answer all e-mails personally.
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August 7, 2018
Such a great book! It start off a little slow for me but within the first 75 pages I was hooked. A generation book with history, Hollywood lifestyles, drama, drugs, and love. Loved the writing and instead of chapters its is writing by years and months! Such strong characters! Can't wait to read the next saga! The ending will leave you shaken and craving for more! 🖤
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