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Search - Another City, Not My Own: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir
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This is the story of the Trial of the Century as only Dominick Dunne can write it. Told from the point of view of one of Dunne's most familiar fictional characters-Gus Bailey-Another City, Not My Own tells how Gus, the movers and shakers of Los Angeles, and the city itself are drawn into the vortex of the O.J. Simpson trial.Members who requested this book also requested:
We have met Gus Bailey in previous novels by Dominick Dunne. He is a writer and journalist, father of a murdered child, and chronicler of justice-served or denied-as it relates to the rich and famous. Now back in Los Angeles, a city that once adored him and later shunned him, Gus is caught up in what soon becomes a national obsession. Using real names and places, Dunne interweaves the story of the trial with the personal trials Gus endures as he faces his own mortality.
By day, Gus is at the courthouse, the confidant of the Goldman and Simpson families, the lawyers, the journalists, the hangers-on, even the judge; at night he is the honored guest at the most dazzling gatherings in town as everyone-from Kirk Douglas to Heidi Fleiss, from Elizabeth Taylor to Nancy Reagan-delights in the latest news from the corridors of the courthouse.
Another City, Not My Own does what no other book on this sensational case has been able to do because of Dominick Dunne's unique ability to probe the sensibilities of participants and observers. This book illuminates the meaning of guilt and innocence in America today. A vivid, revealing achievement, Another City, Not My Own is Dominick Dunne at his best.
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Lynn D. from MULHALL, OK wrote on 2/24/2007...Gus Bailey is drawn into the vortex of the O.J. Simpson trial.By day, he is a fixture at the courthouse, confidant to the Goldman and Simpson families, the lawyers, the journalists, the hangers-on, and even the judge. By night, he is courted by the most celebrated hosts in town. Bailey is one of Dominick Dunne's most familiar characters, now caught up in a national obsession with the Trial of the Century.
Judith H. from PUEBLO, CO wrote on 7/15/2006...Dominick Dunne interweaves fact and fiction to make a wonderfully interesting book.
Great book. Pulls you into the OJ trial. You don't realize until the end that the book is fiction.
Wow! I loved this book! To be honest, I didn't read anything about the book, so I didn't even realize it was going to be about the OJ trial. Once I realized it, I very nearly yanked the tape out - that trial already took enough of my time years ago LOL. But Dunne's style caught my interested, so I kept listening... and listening... then WHAP!! The ending hit me like a ton of bricks. Out of nowhere! There was no way I saw that twist coming.