{"product_id":"2026100009788-secondhand-california-time","title":"California Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the sun-drenched glamour of Hollywood lies a world of ambition, compromise, and quiet moral erosion — and it is into this dazzling, treacherous landscape that Frederic Raphael's California Time immerses its reader. The novel chronicles the experiences of a British screenwriter navigating the seductive yet corrosive world of the American film industry, capturing the collision between Old World sensibilities and the brash, transactional culture of Los Angeles with sharp, unsentimental precision.\n\nRaphael, himself a distinguished screenwriter and novelist, writes with the insider's authority and the satirist's eye, crafting dialogue that crackles with wit and subtext. California Time stands as a incisive portrait of cultural dislocation and artistic compromise, illuminating how identity and integrity are tested when talent becomes a commodity. Rich with irony and populated by sharply observed characters, this is a novel that leaves the reader questioning just how much of themselves its protagonist — and perhaps its author — left behind on the cutting-room floor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203286147291,"sku":"2026100009788-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ff0aa394-739f-440e-8a27-55db5ceab305.png?v=1788147577","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009788-secondhand-california-time","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}