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ISBN 9780316259705
E3-20240420-JV-NF-ORI
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
1. The Cobblestone Telegraph I
2. “Sherry’s Living in Paradise”
3. Level 4
4. Meet-Cute I
5. The Castaways
6. The Cobblestone Telegraph II
7. Work It, Sell It, Own It
8. Thursday, August 22, 8:45 P.M.
9. Meet-Cute II
10. Field and Oar
11. Thursday, August 22, 9:00 P.M.
12. Triple Eight
13. Special Delivery
14. Party Animal
15. Thursday, August 22, 9:15 P.M.
16. Morning Buns
17. Amalfi Lemons
18. Whale Island
19. The Kitchen I
20. Thursday, August 22, 9:30 P.M.
21. Firecracker
22. The Summer Day
The story revolves around the making of a film that becomes a cultural phenomenon, but behind the scenes, tensions rise, secrets are unveiled, and relationships are tested.
