Kat Jumps the Shark

Fresh, funny, intelligent and real, Kat Jumps the Shark is a book for anyone who has ever had a bad day Melinda Houston is a well-known, Melbourne-based journalist At times laugh-out-loud funny, at times heartbreaking, this is a book about hitting rock bottom and finding a way back up again 'Jumping the shark' is an expression that comes from an episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie (in leather jacket) waterskis over the top of a shark.The term has come to refer to the moment when a formerly successful television program loses all credibility—or, in Kat Kelly's case, when a formerly successful TV location scout's life goes to hell in a handbasket Author was born in Queenstown, Tasmania, and currently resides in Coburg, Victoria Author to be a guest of a major literary festival in 2014 Will appeal to fans of Jessica Rudd, Marian Keyes, Toni Jordan, Offspring and 30 Rock 'An irresistible cocktail of intrigue, egos and insider information. A great read for lovers of TV told from the perspective of a no-nonsense, brave and funny heroine.' Kat Stewart, actor (Offspring, Underbelly) Huge marketing and publicity campaign