Book description
When Cosmo Landesman's American parents decided to move their young
family to London in the swinging sixties, it was not to pursue a quieter
life on this side of the pond. Quite the reverse: it was out of
unbridled, unashamed lust for fame and fortune. But things did not go
according to plan, and as a child Cosmo found himself charged with
raising his startstruck parents and trying to cope with the publicity
stunt of their 'open marriage'. Over the years he wrote press releases,
blurbs and proposals for their plays, film treatments, novels, book
ideas and demo tapes. He found himself playing the roll of creative
midwife, personal manager, publicist, psychoanalyst and apologist. Not
any more. In this hilarious memoir he finally lays bare his
extraordinary childhood and the twists and turns of his parents' bizarre
desire for the spotlight - and how they were always doomed to failure.
Cosmo Landesman writes regularly as feature writer and film critic
of The Sunday Times.
