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Open Line
Novel by Ellen Hawley
A roller-coaster ride through mass hysteria, media exploitation and dirty politics.
“Even the most outraged and cynical will find much to (ruefully) laugh at in Ellen Hawley’s depiction of the American media’s post-ethical age and the bizarro world of contemporary talk radio.”—Stewart O’Nan
“Open Line is an eerie urban fable, a cautionary tale told in Hawley’s swift and commanding voice.”—Heather McElhatton
When a late-night Minneapolis radio host suggests the Vietnam War was a hoax, she finds herself in a perfect storm of publicity and paranoia. Buoyed by third-party hopefuls, aggrieved veterans, and shady political powerbrokers, her outrageous speculations gain legitimacy and virtually overnight Annette is speaking to crowded halls, dining with the governor, dating the heir to a milling fortune, and meeting with tv producers. But has she really unmasked the greatest conspiracy in American history or is she being played for a fool by the powers-that-be?
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