by Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone steps into an alternate version of her own life in this meta-fictional exploration. The actress finds herself navigating a Hollywood where the rules have shifted and familiar faces wear different masks. Stone confronts industry power players who seem to know secrets about her past that she cannot remember. As she moves through studio lots and Beverly Hills parties, reality blurs with performance. The boundary between Sharon Stone the person and Sharon Stone the character dissolves. She must decide whether to play the role others have written for her or rewrite the script entirely. The story examines how fame transforms identity and whether authentic selfhood can survive in a world built on illusion. Stone discovers that sometimes the most honest performance requires abandoning the performance altogether.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, contemplative, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: alternate-reality, meta-fiction, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Beverly Hills, Hollywood
Period: 21st-century
Paperback · Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH