Angel’s glance
A Novel
(Cune Press, 2019)
David Lang was once a big deal - a cult hero who wrote and directed the underground horror flick Zombie Film School and its two sequels in the late 1980s, earning himself the pop-culture nickname of “Zombie Guy.” But now it’s the late 1990s and David often feels like a real zombie guy, just another Hollywood script doctor living off his former glory.
The only thing that makes David feel really alive is his love for Holly Markham, a beautiful, brilliant and complicated cabaret singer and writer – “an unstable planet,” David calls her, as sometimes they make love for days, while other times she freezes him out completely.
David and Holly seem to have finally reached the end of their relationship’s twists and turns when Holly at 42 discovers that she’s pregnant. Even David isn’t sure that going forward with the pregnancy is a good idea – and Holly has no doubt that it could never work.
Then again, Holly may never have another chance to be a mom.
And who is that otherworldly being that David thinks he sees on their bed?
REVIEWS:
“Angel’s Glance is a haunting and keenly observed meditation on relationships, parenthood, and the vagaries of celebrity and fame.” – Kirkus Reviews, 2020
"I found myself laughing out loud and moved to tears by this brilliantly-woven tale of creative chaos!” – Billy Hayes, author of Midnight Express (and a character in this novel)
"Equal parts Woody Allen and Phillip Roth, Angel’s Glance is a skillfully rendered portrait of a troubled urban relationship on the cusp of the 21st century.” – R. Pezzullo, New York Times bestselling author, fiction/nonfiction
“Angel’s Glance is a love story complete with all the heartbreak, exhilaration, illusions, delusions, twists and turns. It’s real page turner!" – Sharon Sharth, actor, playwright, author.
“Angel’s Glance, surprising and inventive, lingers in the heart and mind long after the final page has been read.” – Hana Goldberg, best-selling author of Not A Word About Love
“Steve Fife turns gender roles upside down in this quirky and hilarious novel!” – Mindy Lewis, author of Life Inside: A Memoir
“Recalls Arthur Miller’s play After The Fall, but more humane. This is a love letter that charts a terrain of mutual affection and annoyance.” – Steven Leigh Morris, Editor-in-Chief of Stage Raw (LA)
“Fife creates a parallel universe, a self-referential pop-culture myth. He never takes his eyes off the prize: finding our way back to our better angels.” – Allison Burnett, author of The Undiscovered Gyrl and The Escape of Malcolm Poe
Note: This novel will be re-issued under the title LOVING HOLLY in August 2022.