KATIE HOLMES to direct, produce, co-write and star in ‘Rare Objects’ - an adaptation of Kathleen Tessaro’s novel.
"RARE OBJECTS is a delicious novel by the imaginative and deft Kathleen Tessaro, who creates unforgettable worlds, and within them, compelling characters who stay with the reader long after she reaches the end. Maeve Fanning is resourceful, loaded with ambition and pluck, but also burdened with an insatiable appetite for more, whether it's romance, booze or the beautiful things a life of luxury provides. This novel turns like the delicate ballerina on a music box, rich in detail, you can't take your eyes off of her, and like Maeve, you shouldn't, as there is much to savor in the dance."
—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens
“…Tessaro’s complicated heroines—and the shattering reveal of secret after secret—will keep readers guessing until the final page.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Set in Depression-era Boston, Kathleen Tessaro’s lovely novel about prized possessions, slick façades, broken lives, and a young woman with a past is a treasure!”
—Stephanie Lehmann, author of Astor Place Vintage
"A beautifully written, thoroughly absorbing novel, full of rich historical detail and intriguing characters. A delight from start to end."
—Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home
IN THE PRESS
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"American Rust’ Breakout Julia Mayorga Starring Opposite Katie Holmes in ‘Rare Objects’ ..." - Variety
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"Katie Holmes Is Directing, Co-Writing And Starring In This Compelling New Drama ..." - Vogue UK
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"Katie Holmes Will Co-Write, Direct, Produce, and Star in Adaptation of “Rare Objects” ..." - Women and Hollywood
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ELEGANCE
"Ultra-smart and classily edgy ..."
“This evocative novel –THE PERFUME COLLECTOR –spins you back a few decades to the 20s and 50s where a young bride suppresses her intellect to be the trophy wife her husband desires. She is devastated when he is unfaithful but could it be the making of her?”
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THE DEBUTANTE
"Tessaro gets her story-weaving wand out with a gloriously rich story of past and present love"
THE SUNDAY TIMES
GLAMOUR, UK
INSTYLE
ABOUT
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kathleen attended the University of Pittsburgh before entering the drama program of Carnegie Mellon University. In the middle of her sophomore year, she went to study in London for three months and stayed for the next twenty-three years. She began writing at the suggestion of a friend and was an early member of the Wimpole Street Writer’s Workshop.
Her debut novel, Elegance, became a bestseller in hardback and paperback. All of Kathleen's novels (Innocence, The Flirt, The Debutante, The Perfume Collector, and most recently, Rare Objects) have been translated into many languages and sold all over the world. She returned to Pittsburgh in 2009, where she now lives with her husband.
CONTACT
Agents:
Jonny Geller
Curtis Brown
Haymarket House
28-29 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4SP
UK
+44 207 393 4400
Jennifer Joel
ICM Partners
730 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
USA
212-556-6730
Requests for interviews, media appearances, and bookstore events should be directed to:
USA:
Katherine Beitner
Director of Publicity
HarperCollins Publishers
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
212-207-7901
katherine.beitner@harpercollins.com
UK:
Jaime Frost
Publicity Manager
HarperCollins Publishers
77-85 Fulham Palace Rd.
London W6 8JB
0208 307 4412
jaime.frost@harpercollins.co.uk
All Other Countries:
Jonny Geller
Address as above
+44 207 393 4400
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