POCKET VENUS is a witty and intriguing tale of the most unlikely of duos: Austin Mutti-Mewse, a young jobbing obituary writer and Mildred Shay, a desperately lonely and long faded film ingénue from Hollywood's 'Golden Era'. In youth Mildred Shay had lived her life in the headlines at a time when Hollywood was at its most glamorous peak. But in old age she has become lonely and sunk into desperate poverty. But Mildred, raunchy, rebellious, a seasoned raconteur, still puts on a good show, and with Austin’s friendship, she blossoms. Like a phoenix rising from the flames, she is brought back to life, almost as if the cameras are rolling again. Past glories are matched as new and exciting memories are made. POCKET VENUS tells of predatory strangers and sexual conquests in Hollywood but also examines the impact of bygone fame, lost fortune and erstwhile friends. Touching and instantly memorable, it is a modern love story based around cross generational relationships and a timely reminder that fame is no inoculation against the isolation and loneliness of old age.
