reinvention book ideas

The Actress Who Fired Her Happy Ending

In 1965, an aging film star refuses the flattering final scene written for her comeback. The editor asked to rescue the production discovers how many ordinary lives have been trimmed to preserve her legend.

The Woman Whose Shadow Went Swimming

A swimming instructor's shadow leaves her at the edge of a pool. Following it through the city's waters forces her to admit which parts of her life she has kept dry.