Personality

Growing up on the Scottish Isle of Bute Maria Tambini is a young girl with dreams of escape from her Italian immigrant family. When her amazing singing voice wins her a talent show at the tender age of thirteen she is whisked off to London and instant stardom. <p/>But even as Maria is celebrating her greatest success she is waging a hidden battle against her own body and becoming in the process a living exhibit in the modern drama of celebrity. Can she be saved by love? Or will she be consumed by an obsessive celebrity culture family lies and by her number-one fan? <p/>This stunning novel is a rich portrait of an immigrant community and a tragic tale of the hidden costs of celebrity. <br>