The Diamond Lane

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Her short stories, essays, articles and reviews have appeared in Elle, Vogue, Esquire, Outside, O, More, The New Republic, The New York Times, salon. A.’s fiddling-while-Rome-burned ambience, the populace cheerfully asphyxiating itself, building million-dollar homes that perennially slid to the valleys below. The novel is a deep dive into the challenges of getting any film made, the capriciousness of the industry and the shallowness of the people inside with a cast of minor characters who walk in and out of the plot, doing whatever they must to get ahead. The “diamond lane” refers to a car lane on the freeways of Los Angeles, used by cars with more than two passengers and designated as the fast lane through the traffic-filled highways of the city.

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She isn’t really into marriage, even though Tony has proposed to her a couple of times, but hating to disappoint her mother, she pretends it’s true – and then figures “Well – why not? The owner of the theatre (Mr Sheridan) took her in and named her Cat Royal who becomes a mascot, maid-cum-runabout to the theatre, tidying, acting as a prompt during shows etc.

Rather, the reader laughs along with Karbo at the consumerism to which we have all fallen victim to at one time or another, while still being able to consider how it affects the many characters in the novel and its role within our own lives. Life here was weighted with the vague feeling that if anything was happening, it was happening wherever one wasn't.

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Her other two adult novels, The Diamond Lane and Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me, were also named New York Times Notable Books. Ivan is now an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, and Mouse, without telling Tony, is making "Wedding March," based on their wedding preparations with Ivan.And though the Pink Fiend successfully illustrates the self-doubt that many women feel, its role as a character (as opposed to a voiceless idea or tool) feels unnecessary.

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