{"product_id":"9781453292044","title":"I Should Have Stayed Home: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eMcCoy’s classic, slyly funny novel about a pair of young actors trying to make it in a pitiless Hollywood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor aspiring actor Ralph Carston, all roads lead to Hollywood—but none seem to be direct or easy. The handsome Georgia native immediately finds that his Southern accent is one strike against him, though he manages to eke out a living as an extra alongside his pretty roommate Mona Matthews. But the big break for these two young hopefuls finally arrives in a curious way. When their third roommate is sentenced to three years in prison for shoplifting, Mona’s emotional courtroom outburst wins her and Ralph notoriety—and entrée into new social circles. Ralph becomes the self-loathing plaything of Ethel Smithers, a wealthy widow who promises much but has no interest in delivering. Mona faces romantic nightmares of her own while also being blacklisted for joining a union. A precursor to \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, and reminiscent of Nathanael West, \u003ci\u003eI Should Have Stayed Home \u003c\/i\u003eis a fantastically hardboiled portrait of Tinseltown in the thirties. This ebook features an extended biography of Horace McCoy.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128793743600,"sku":"9781453292044","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453292044_p0.jpg?v=1769907842","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453292044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}