Laurel Osterkamp
Press Kit
I'll admit it: occasionally I like to pretend that my life is a movie, and that I'm the star. No
problem feels insurmountable if I'm humming a heart-rousing movie soundtrack in my mind. No
conversation is too painful or awkward if I can utter a truly quotable line. And no mistake is too
asinine if I can imagine an audience's sympathetic laughter at my ineptitude.
Thirty-five-year-old Samantha acts without thinking. Her heart is huge while her sense of purpose is
small; she's willing to fight for those she loves, but she's never learned to fight for herself.
Eighteen-year-old Melody is cold and calculating, and she's driven by the desire to better herself. As
these compelling yet deeply flawed women battle for the affections of 25-year-old Nathan, he
becomes increasingly confused and torn between them.
Nathan is Melody's English teacher, and after he saves her from being raped, she becomes attached
to him. Melody longs for the affection she's never felt, so she involves her friends and family in her
self-invented drama, making sure she is at once the star and the director. Meanwhile, Samantha is
newly married to Nathan. But Samantha has issues, including hang-ups about motherhood and
lingering feelings for her ex. To make sense of the world, Sam relates her life to the themes of her
favorite movies, while she independently makes a documentary in order to jump-start her
non-existent film career.
Stylistically influenced by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner, Starring in the Movie of My Life is told
alternately from both Samantha's and Melody's points-of-view and relates two complete yet
combined stories about love, acceptance, and redemption. It speaks to our universal desire to be
saved by the ones we love, and the monumental effort required to save ourselves.
Laurel Osterkamp’s first novel,
Following My Toes, won a
2008 National Indie Book
Award for Excellence.  
"Osterkamp's background as a
comedy writer is readily
apparent with the nice balance
between the humor and the
serious...I believe it's safe to
assume that Osterkamp has
many more stories to tell."
---BookPleasures.com
RT Book
Reviews
Rating
"Two stories collide in this novel
that deals with acceptance,
love and revenge...This story
will stick with you long after it's
come to an end."
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---RT Book Reviews
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"A riveting romance and drama,
highly recommended."
       ---Midwest Book Review
2011 Award-winning finalist:
National Indie Excellence Book Awards
(Chick-Lit) and
International Book Awards
(Women's Fiction & Young Adult Fiction)
"Engaging story with memorable
'real' characters."
     ---Allbooks Reviews
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