Miss Wyoming (P)

From the bestselling author of Generation X and Microserfs, Miss Wyoming is a witty, absurd, and tender exploration of love, loss, and identity in the celebrity-obsessed world of Los Angeles.

John Johnson, a hard-living movie producer who has long since exhausted the thrills of fame, drugs, and decadence, wakes up in an L.A. hospital after a brush with death. His body has survived the flu, but it's the cocktail of drugs and cognac that nearly did him in. With his life now teetering on the edge, John makes a bold decision: to walk away from everything. But what does it mean to truly walk away when your past is so entrenched in excess and emptiness?

Meanwhile, Susan Colgate, a former child beauty queen and TV star, has lost it all. Her career is in shambles, and her marriage to a fading rock star crumbles under the weight of her unfulfilled dreams. When she survives a plane crash that claims the lives of everyone aboard, she, too, resolves to disappear—to escape her past and search for something that truly matters.

In Miss Wyoming, author Douglas Coupland takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the quirky and poignant lives of two people who have lost their identities and are searching for love, meaning, and redemption. Fast-paced and darkly humorous, this novel is a heart-wrenching tale of vulnerability, self-discovery, and the quest to find real connection in a world where fame, fortune, and the search for sensation often leave the soul yearning for more.