<p><strong>#1 National Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>"A sprawling, ambitious novel about Los Angeles, written with all the broad-stroke energy that was so irresistible to readers in <em>A Million Little Pieces</em>. By turns satirical, tense, and surprisingly touching, it is a portrait of a city onto which so many millions have projected so many dreams. . . . Compelling, cinematic. . . . It achieves the very essence of Los Angeles's fractured, unpredictable, loopy nature." -- <em>Vanity Fair</em></strong><br/></p><p><strong>"A captivating urban kaleidoscope. . . . James Frey got another chance. Look what he did with it. He stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park. . . . He became a furiously good storyteller." --Janet Maslin, <em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p>One of the most celebrated and controversial authors in America delivers an extraordinary novel--a sweeping chronicle of contemporary Los Angeles that is bold, exhilarating, and utterly original. Dozens of characters pass through the reader's sight lines--some never to be seen again--but James Frey lingers on a handful of LA's lost souls and captures the dramatic narrative of their lives. A dazzling tour de force, <em>Bright Shiny Morning</em> illuminates the joys, horrors, and unexpected fortunes of life and death in Los Angeles.<br/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> James Frey<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 05/12/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 544<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b