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News 6 July 2005
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired rights to UNDEFEATED Am I the Same Girl? by Marsha Hunt. In 1969, Marsha Hunt was the star of the hit musical Hair, a rock singer and the 'Black is Beautiful' icon who became Mick Jagger's secret lover and gave birth to his first daughter, Karis. By 1989, Marsha had shed her sex-symbol tag to win international acclaim as a novelist. But in 2004, while working on a biography of Jimi Hendrix which she considered her life's work, she was struck down with breast cancer. Awaking from a mastectomy on 30 November 2004, she believed that she was still the same woman. But would the world agree, especially after she lost her famous head of hair due to chemotherapy? And had her liberated attitude towards nudity in the revolutionary '60s helped to promote the notion that a woman¹s sexuality is dependent upon her breasts? Nothing about Marsha's cancer experience was 'normal' and there were many unexpected twists along the way. Believing that by exposing her experience of fighting cancer she could eliminate some of the treacherous myths about the disease and death, she invited a TV production company to film her journey and also wrote this remarkable account. UNDEFEATED Am I The Same Girl? is an extraordinary story about a lone woman's belief in crisis as opportunity. Marsha Hunt came to Britain from the US in 1966 and now lives in Ireland. She is the author of six internationally acclaimed books. World rights are available. For more information please contact karen.brodie@mainstreampublishing.com
Swiss film producer Edouard Getaz recently read Kevin Mervin's WEEKEND WARRIOR, the personal story of the conflict in Iraq told from a Territorial Army soldier's point of view. Edouard was so impressed by Kevin's story that he asked the author to be the military adviser on the set of his short film Virgin Red, based on two American National Guard soldiers being recruited to fight in a war thousands of miles away. Kevin advised the production team on weapons, military clothing and kit, and guided the actors in particular battle scenarios. Since then, Kevin has been approached by other production companies requesting military advice. Watch out Hollywood, Kevin's on his way. (World rights are available, excluding North America.)
Neil Doyle, author of TERROR TRACKER, has appeared on the BBC's Newsnight twice in recent months. On the first occasion in May he was interviewed about cyber-terrorism and on 21 June he featured in a report about the recruitment of suicide bombers for the Iraqi insurgency.
Mainstream Publishing was also proud to appear on Newsnight Scotland on 27 June featuring in a report on Scottish publishing after the winner of the first Man Booker International Prize was announced in Edinburgh last month. Director Peter Mackenzie was interviewed and as the camera moved around the office some of our editors and our designer could be spotted working hard.
And Finally...
Welcome to Vicky Bonnar who joins Mainstream as Publicity Assistant, reporting to Sharon Atherton and Lindsay Farquharson.