Ten Days in the Hills

Author: Jane Smiley

On the morning after the 2003 Academy Awards, Max – an Oscar-winning writer/director whose fame has waned – and his lover, Elena are in bed, still groggy from last night’s red carpet festivities. They are talking about movies, love, and the just-begun war in Iraq…..Read More

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