The Purple Rose of Cairo
Place of publication: Sept 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Notes: Lonely Depression-era waitress Cecilia is hopelessly addictedto Hollywood movies. Spellbound by her new favorite, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Cecilia is astonished when the leading man suddenly walks off the screen to meet her. Wooed by his charm, Cecilia finds herself falling for him - until she meets the real actor who plays him. Romanced by both a fictional character and a famous star, Cecilia struggles to locate the shifting line between fantasy and reality, only to discover that sometimes it"s just a heartbeat away.

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