Outside in

You've loved her as Alison onMelrose Place, Georgia onAlly McBeal, and currently as Cheryl onAccording to Jim. But Courtney ThorneSmith is not only a talented actress; she's also a witty storyteller, and now she makes her debut as a novelist with a wickedly funny romp through the endlessly dishy land of show business. Outside Inis the story of Kate Keyes-Morgan, star of a hit television series and wife of a handsome control freak, who also happens to be her manager. Already a Hollywood veteran at age thirty, Kate knows that she must count every calorie and obey every publicrelations rule if she's going to keep pace with her gorgeous costar, the whiny diva Sapphire Rose. When she discovers that her husband and Sapphire are becoming an item, she realizes it's time to kick her addiction to obedience and dust off her long-forgotten true self. Joining forces with her tough-as-nails makeup artist, Kate decides it's time to find out her real valueemotionally and in dollarsandcentswhile turning the entertainment world on its head. The questions and discussion topics that follow are designed to enhance your reading of Courtney ThorneSmith'sOutside In. We hope they will enrich your experience as you explore her rollicking debut novel about fame, Hollywood, and beauty (inside and out).Thorne-Smith, Courtney is the author of 'Outside in ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780767927499 and ISBN 0767927494.