AND YOU ARE?
Simon Astaire

After the lights went up, we were steered backstage into Ol’ Blue Eyes’ dressing room; bodies cleared and faces nodded as our group walked by; I was surfing on a wave of power. Sinatra had already changed into blue blazer and grey flannel trousers. Smoking a cigarette, he poured the drinks himself and as he spoke a faint blue plume escaped from his mouth and clashed with his eyes. He was generous and had time for everyone. His jokes were a little lame but of course we guffawed all the same; it was the rule to laugh at the star’s bad jokes; it was Frank Sinatra after all.
 
Set in London, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, we follow twenty-year-old Sam Alexander's search for redemption amidst the dichotomy of his family and the Hollywood elite.
 
Following his humiliating expulsion from one of England's most prestigious public schools and the death of his elder brother from a drug overdose, Sam applies for a job as a telephonist in a theatrical agency. This humble beginning leads to Hollywood, movie stars, and the glittering Oscar ceremony.
 
Yet however hard he tries to forget his past, he is haunted by his teenage years and the struggle with his privileged but lonely upbringing.
 
Featuring characters as diverse as a theatrical knight to a mafia-style uncle, Sam's story is a haunting yet hilarious depiction of a rites of passage tale set against the backdrop of Tinsel Town’s calculating society.
 
 
 
Simon Astaire is an agent and media advisor. He spends his time between London and Los Angeles. And You Are ..? is the sequel to his bestselling debut novel, Private Privilege. He is currently writing a regular column on celebrity for Hello! magazine.