by Marc Eliot
First published 2001
Erin Brockovich sits in her transformed world, no longer the struggling single mother who stumbled into the biggest environmental lawsuit in history. The woman who brought down Pacific Gas and Electric for poisoning Hinkley, California now faces a different kind of battle. Hollywood has made her story into a blockbuster film, but celebrity brings its own complications. Brockovich must balance her relationships with multiple husbands and divorces while raising her children in the spotlight. The fame that followed her David versus Goliath victory creates new pressures she never anticipated. As reporters dig into her personal life and the public scrutinizes her every move, Brockovich discovers that winning against a corporate giant was only the beginning. The real challenge lies in maintaining her identity and protecting her family while living as a reluctant public figure. This is the story of what happens after the cameras stop rolling and the headlines fade.
Genres: drama, contemporary, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: celebrity, fame, reluctant-hero
Setting: Hinkley, California
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
194 pages · Hardcover · McGraw-Hill