Bright Shiny Morning

'An absolute triumph of a novel' Guardian

'Compulsive' Independent

Welcome to L.A. City of contradictions.

It is home to movie stars and down-and-outs. Palm-lined beaches and gridlock.
Shopping sprees and gun sprees.

Bright Shiny Morning takes a wild ride through the ultimate metropolis, where
glittering excess rubs shoulders with seedy depravity. Frey's trademark filmic
snapshots zoom in on the parallel lives of diverse characters, bringing their
egos and ideals, hopes and despairs, anxieties and absurdities vividly to
life.

Some suffer, like the otherworldly wino who tries to save a spoilt teenage
runaway. Others gain, like the canny talent agent who turns sexual harassment
to blackmailing advantage. Some are loaded, or grounded, and have luck on
their side. Others, like the countless actresses-turned-hookers, or
schoolboys-turned-gangsters, are doomed.