NEW RELEASE
This is Where We Live - Janelle Brown (2010)
LA film-maker Claudia and musician Jeremy have found her dream home with canyon views. With her film about to be released to rave reviews and his band on the brink of a recording deal, it seems their lives are about to become more settled. But as the global financial crisis bites - and their careers take several unexpected hits - their housing loan repayments double. Suddenly the couple are in danger of losing their home. As Claudia, desperate to hold on to the house, takes on a teaching job, Jeremy is wondering whatever happened to his free-spirited wife. Right from the opening sequence of an earthquake, this is a timely tale which explores how a creative couple are tested - financially, morally and emotionally - when the foundations of their lives together are rocked to the core.
Janelle Brown's sophomore novel This is Where We Live is about a young married couple - aspiring filmmaker Claudia and indie musician Jeremy - who are on the verge of making it when the economic crisis hits. The summary says: "Claudia's first film was a sensation at Sundance and is about to have its theatrical release, he's assembled a new band and is a few songs shy of an album. They've recently purchased their first home - an adorable mid-century bungalow with a breathtaking view of the city of Los Angeles - with the magical assistance of an adjustable-rate mortgage. But a series of seismic events - the tanking of Claudia's film, the return of Jeremy's ex-girlfriend, and the staggering adjustment of their monthly mortgage payments - deal a crushing blow to their dreams of the bohemian life and their professional aspirations and make them question their values and their shared vision of the future." It's out in June.