The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold

“This is a joyful ride of a read! Funny, irreverent, original and poignant. You’ll miss Jackie when you’ve finished the book.”

—Susie Essman
stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and television producer

“A brilliant rewinding of a life of Hollywood glitz, grit, gluttony and nose jobs and a good, old-fashioned story of rags to riches and hags to bitches and the paparazzi to cause and capture it all. Brava, Dinah!”

—Jamie Lee Curtis
actress, author, producer, director, and activist

“Can this lovely lady write? Oh, my heavens! Oh yes, she can! I loved my experience traveling with her—laughing and crying and remembering and to identify—to be part of the full experience is nothing short of stunning! A brilliant first start on a journey of a literary future to lead us through wherever she is going, I will always follow.”

—Brenda Vaccaro, actress

“Manoff’s novel is an epic tale that truly lives up to its name. A 360-degree view of Hollywood that only an insider could tell, ‘Jackie’ is pure gold, a raucous, biting look at the compilations of family, love and fame in an industry that, to paraphrase the author, will gladly eat its young for the price of cheese. The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is a delicious story to savor one page at a time.”

—Warren Read, author of One Simple Thing and Ash Falls

“The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is pure gold. A fascinating glimpse behind the scenes into a world where people expose themselves as they truly are when they think no one is looking (or able to understand). Dinah Manoff has skillfully woven a fascinating twisting tale of fame, friendship, family, betrayal all set against the juicy veneer of celebrity. Jackie Gold’s comatose journey of self-discovery is dazzling and funny from page one and so addictive I couldn’t put it down.”

—Lynn Brunelle
4-time Emmy Award-winning writer, author of Mama Gone Geek

“The Real True Hollywood Story of Jackie Gold is an emotional roller coaster of a debut; at turns tense, funny, and heartbreaking.”

—Jonathan Evison, author of
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

“Dinah Manoff has such an original voice in this exceptional debut novel about Jackie Gold, a Hollywood survivor who will win your heart.

Her writing is full of wit, laugh-out-loud humor, and surprising, heartfelt moments. Let’s put it this way. She made me laugh, she made me laugh, she made me cry and cry again.

A real page-turner in the best way. I couldn’t put it down.”

—Melanie Mayron
actress and director of film and television