Synopses & Reviews
In the tradition of Tom Perrotta, an offbeat and hilarious story of voyeurism, obsession, and relationships-both real and imaginary-from the bestselling author of High Maintenance and Going Down. Rebekah Kettle is obsessed. Not with her quirky, adoring paparazzo boyfriend or the gossip columnist who wants to be her new best friend, but with someone shes never even metcult filmmaker Arthur Weeman. But when the window of an Upper East Side apartment provides her with a scandalous view into Weemans life, Rebekah has to decide: does she give her new love the scoop of a lifetimea photo of the compromised Weemanor does she remain loyal to the man whose films have defined her life? Bold, daring, and deliciously twisted, Little Stalker is a hilarious story of voyeurism, obsession, and relationshipsboth real and
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"[C]lever and topical....Ostensibly about writer's block, Belle's plot unfurls as an inquiry into the relationship between books and movies or, perhaps, between literature and cinema." Cleveland Plain Dealer
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"Deliciously sardonic." Hartford Courant
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"In eccentric Rebekah, Belle has created another unforgettable narrator funny, self-absorbed, a little damaged and never predictable. Darkly comic journey touching on love, art and the nature of obsession." Kirkus Reviews
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"Using a pedophilia plot in fluffy chick lit is brave, though several of Little Stalker's characters (a testy gossip columnist) and scenarios (Rebekah's doctor dad is hiding an office affair) are so clichéd they barely register. (Grade: B)" Entertainment Weekly
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"Belle has moments of comic inspiration...but they aren't enough to sustain this predictable addition to a chick-lit field already well populated with comely heroines and clever quips. Still, for those addicted to the genre, it will provide the necessary fix." Booklist
Synopsis
The "offbeat, surprisingly sweet...and undeniably twisted" (
Boston Globe) new comic novel by the bestselling author of
High Maintenance.
Rebekah Kettle is obsessed. Not with her quirky, adoring paparazzo boyfriend or the gossip columnist who wants to be her new best friend, but with someone she's never even metcult filmmaker Arthur Weeman. But when the window of an Upper East Side apartment provides her with a scandalous view into Weeman's life, Rebekah has to decide: does she give her new love the scoop of a lifetimea photo of the compromised Weemanor does she remain loyal to the man whose films have defined her life? Bold, daring, and deliciously twisted, Little Stalker is a hilarious story of voyeurism, obsession, and relationshipsboth real and imaginary.
About the Author
Born and raised in New York City, Jennifer Belle turned to writing several years ago after a successful stint as an off-Broadway actress. Belle dropped out of high school and college, but did graduate from elementary school. Her first novel, Going Down, was named Best Summer Novel by Time Out New York and a Top Ten Book of the Year by the New York Post, and has been translated into eleven languages. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, MS., The Independent Magazine (London), Harper's Bazaar, Mudfish, and several anthologies. She lives in New York City.