Ask The Dust

Arturo Bandini arrives in Los Angeles with big dreams. But the reality he finds is a city gripped by poverty. n n When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and downtown strip clubs. But Bandini's delusions take a worrying turn when he is drawn into a relationship with Camilla Lopez, a beautiful but troubled young woman who will be responsible for his greatest downfall. n n Ask the Dust is an unforgettable novel about outsiders looking in on a town built on celluloid dreams. n