Hollywood in the 1970s Peculiar, Perverse and Hip

Bright, Edgy New Literary Fiction, Elephant Milk

 

Veteran actress and author Diane Sherry Case explores the fine line between fiction and non-fiction in her new novel about the edgy escapades of Sean Hayes who in 1969 has left Beverly Hills to follow her heart and find her first boyfriend — even if it means joining a traveling circus in Mexico.

 

Santa Monica, CA - Nov 24, 2010 - Widely published author and veteran actress of film, stage and television, Diane Sherry Case, announces the release of her novel, Elephant Milk. Case’s quirky and rambunctious narrative of a young heroine’s pursuit of her lost lover through a world of drum rolls, lions and Mayan glyphs draws clever parallels between the colorful world of the circus and the notoriously wild Hollywood film industry of the nineteen seventies.

 

Sean’s adventure begins with her driving the lime green dune buggy that a friend of hers traded from Elvis Presley for angel dust. She has just watched her best friend shoot up heroin while Keith Richards has nodded out behind her on the couch. After parking in Coldwater Canyon and lighting a joint to calm down, Sean discovers a pile of black clothes still soaked in blood. The Tate murders?

 

It’s 1969 and things are getting intense for Sean.

 

Her first boyfriend has taken off for Mexico and even though she has no idea where in that vast country he is, she decides she must follow her heart. She joins a traveling circus and has knives thrown at her for a living, faces a loaded machine gun in the hands of her rival, and, still undeterred from finding her lover, goes deep into the Mayan jungle just in time to view a total eclipse from the back of her favorite elephant.

 

While Case’s narrative continues to pleasantly startle readers with its twists and frequently surreal turns, the novelist also shows the sexual abuse of the nineteen-seventies which was especially prevalent in the film industry. Her keen portrayal of the ease with which women could be taken advantage of at that time gives readers today a comparison point to measure the greater legal protection and the increased awareness of

the rights that women now enjoy.

 

About the book

Elephant Milk by Diane Sherry Case

ISBN: 978-0-615-38094-0

Publisher: Miraculous Books

Date of publish: Nov 18, 2010

Pages: 162

S.R.P.: $13.95

 

Bright, Edgy New Literary Fiction, Elephant Milk Veteran actress and author Diane Sherry Case explores the fine line between fiction and non-fiction in her new novel about the edgy escapades of Sean Hayes who in 1969 has left Beverly Hills to follow her heart and find her first boyfriend — even if it means joining a traveling circus in Mexico. Santa Monica, CA - Nov 24, 2010 - Widely published author and veteran actress of film, stage and television, Diane Sherry Case, announces the release of her novel, Elephant Milk. Case’s quirky and rambunctious narrative of a young heroine’s pursuit of her lost lover through a world of drum rolls, lions and Mayan glyphs draws clever parallels between the colorful world of the circus and the notoriously wild Hollywood film industry of the nineteen seventies. Sean’s adventure begins with her driving the lime green dune buggy that a friend of hers traded from Elvis Presley for angel dust. She has just watched her best friend shoot up heroin while Keith Richards has nodded out behind her on the couch. After parking in Coldwater Canyon and lighting a joint to calm down, Sean discovers a pile of black clothes still soaked in blood. The Tate murders? It’s 1969 and things are getting intense for Sean. Her first boyfriend has taken off for Mexico and even though she has no idea where in that vast country he is, she decides she must follow her heart. She joins a traveling circus and has knives thrown at her for a living, faces a loaded machine gun in the hands of her rival, and, still undeterred from finding her lover, goes deep into the Mayan jungle just in time to view a total eclipse from the back of her favorite elephant. While Case’s narrative continues to pleasantly startle readers with its twists and frequently surreal turns, the novelist also shows the sexual abuse of the nineteen-seventies which was especially prevalent in the film industry. Her keen portrayal of the ease with which women could be taken advantage of at that time gives readers today a comparison point to measure the greater legal protection and the increased awareness ofthe rights that women now enjoy. About the book:Elephant Milk by Diane Sherry CaseISBN: 978-0-615-38094-0Publisher: Miraculous BooksDate of publish: Nov 18, 2010Pages: 162S.R.P.: $13.95