Little Known Facts

The people who orbit around Renn Ivins, an actor of Harrison Ford-like stature

\--his girlfriends, his children, his ex-wives, those on the periphery--long

to experience the glow of his flame. Anna and Will are Renn's grown children,

struggling to be authentic versions of themselves in a world where they are

seen as less important extensions of their father. They are both drawn to and

repelled by the man who overshadows every part of them.

Most of us can imagine the perks of celebrity, but _Little Known Facts_ offers

a clear-eyed story of its effects--the fallout of fame and fortune on family

members and others who can neither fully embrace nor ignore the superstar in

their midst. With _Little Known Facts_ , Christine Sneed emerges as one of the

most insightful chroniclers of our celebrity-obsessed age, telling a story of

influence and affluence, of forging identity and happiness and a moral

compass; the question being, if we could have anything on earth, would we

choose correctly?