The animators : a novel
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The animators : a novel
AUTHOR:
Whitaker, Kayla Rae.
ISBN:
9780399589584
EDITION:
First Edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Random House, c2016.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
372 p. ; 24 cm
ABSTRACT:
"In their first year of college, two young women, one from a Florida swamp, the other from a Kentucky holler, both outsiders at their prestigious east coast college, meet in "Introduction to Sketch" and become instant best friends. A decade later, Mel and Sharon's lives remain intertwined, but so much else has changed. Now a semi-famous New York filmmaking duo, they draw upon their own pasts to make intimate animated movies, a process that has left their personal lives--including their friendship--in tatters. When tragedy strikes, Mel and Sharon must return to their home states to confront long-buried secrets and try to restore damaged relationships with their families, lovers, and each other" -- Provided by publisher.
GENRE_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Female friendship -- Fiction. |
| Women animators -- Fiction. |
| Women motion picture producers and directors -- Fiction. |
| Life change events -- Fiction. |
| Psychological fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"In their first year of college, two young women, one from a Florida swamp, the other from a Kentucky holler, both outsiders at their prestigious east coast college, meet in "Introduction to Sketch" and become instant best friends. A decade later, Mel and Sharon's lives remain intertwined, but so much else has changed. Now a semi-famous New York filmmaking duo, they draw upon their own pasts to make intimate animated movies, a process that has left their personal lives--including their friendship--in tatters. When tragedy strikes, Mel and Sharon must return to their home states to confront long-buried secrets and try to restore damaged relationships with their families, lovers, and each other" --