In the mid-18th century, a squadron of British warships made the journey through the passage in the worst weather imaginable, suffering terrible damage to their ships.

SAM BRIGER, BYLINE: At the bottom of the world, below the tip of South America, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans converge to form one of the most dangerous places to find yourself in a boat - the Drake Passage. Our producer Sam Briger spoke with David Grann yesterday. An earlier Grann book, 'The Lost City Of Z,' was also adapted into a film. Scorsese already adapted Grann's book 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' into a film that will be released later this year.

Martin Scorsese already has plans to adapt it into a film. It's about a shipwreck and mutiny in the 1700s. Grann has a knack for finding little known stories from history and turning them into books that are page turners. Our guest today is bestselling author and New Yorker magazine staff writer David Grann. Carter and Evie are both thirtysomething professionals-so why can't they act like it?Ĭan Carter stop trying to please everyone and see how their mutual boss is really playing the game? Can Evie put aside her competitive nature long enough to figure out what she really wants in life? Can their actor clients just be something close to human? Whether these two Hollywood love/hatebirds get the storybook Hollywood ending, or just a dramedy of epic proportions, you get to enjoy Christina Lauren's heartfelt, hilarious story of romance in the modern world.This is FRESH AIR. What could have been a beautiful, blossoming romance turns into an all-out war of sabotage. Even the realization that they're both high-powered agents at competing firms in Hollywood isn't enough to squash the fire.īut when their two agencies merge-causing the pair to vie for the same position-all bets are off. The first standalone romance by New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren ( Beautiful Bastard) is a sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love.ĭespite the odds against them from an embarrassing meet-awkward at a mutual friend's Halloween party, Carter and Evie immediately hit it off. But these two will learn that sabotage is a dish best served naked. Everyone knows that all's fair in love and war.

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