FACT SHEET
WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?
Follow Annie, a sassy, self-deprecating, authentically raw 28-year-old, as she hazardously, yet humorously, freefalls from an all-time low to rock bottom...
She's lost her job, feels legitimately trapped inside a bad relationship with arguably the most charming prick on the planet and is even more stifled by her past ... and, oh, a perpetual buzz. Then she meets Billy, a soulful petty thief who seems to roll with the punches — literally.
Add barbed witticisms from Annie's cousin, an angry acupuncturist, and quips from two sadomasochistic elementary school teachers, and watch as reckless desperation leads to blind fearlessness in this modern-day tale where love is lost, found, "whined and dined," but mostly— redefined.
WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK UNIQUE?
With her debut novel, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity, Lisa Cerasoli effortlessly transitions from accomplished actress — a series regular on General Hospital along with a string of guest star and recurring roles on Diagnosis Murder, The Pretender, Boomtown and others — to writer. Her feisty humor is bitingly witty, yet refreshingly honest and revealing. Though entertaining, her words ultimately pierce the core of the female psyche and unapologetically spotlight the mistakes young women seem doomed to make before they can discover their inner strength and steer themselves in a purposeful direction... or at least stop taking wrong turns!
SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
- Describe Brink of Bliss' main character, Annie.
- Annie gets stuck in what you call a "semi-done" relationship. Explain what that is.
- Annie seems like a true-to-character modern-day gal. Is she pure fiction, or are parts of Brink of Bliss biographical? If yes, which parts?
- You were quoted as having said, "I would love to dedicate this book to my mother, but honestly, she has no business going anywhere near it!" Why is that? What wouldn't Mom like about your book?
- How did you come up with that wild title?
- You were recently compared to Diablo Cody by Robert Potter, a story analyst for HBO and Castle Rock, and others compare your writing style to Helen Fielding of Bridget Jones' Diary. Why the comparisons?
- I understand Brink of Bliss was a screenplay before it was a book. Can we expect to see the movie someday? Who do you think could play the perfect Annie?
- Talk about your acting career and why you would leave a dream job like playing the character "V" on General Hospital to write.
- You had a lot of personal turmoil happing in your life as you were writing Brink of Bliss - your dad was dying of lung cancer and you were planning a wedding - how did you keep your focus during the writing process?
- What other projects are you currently working on?
- When you're not writing, what else are you doing way up there in Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?
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