The Actresses
$25.67
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2004
Summary
Sometimes successful, often not, the life of an actress is never dull, but what happens when you reach fifty? If you’re an actor, the work pours in; if you’re an actress, suddenly the wrinkles start showing, the boobs sag, that young sprite who’s just left college last year is the tops. So it seems, anyhow, to this group of thespians, now all in their fifties, meeting for a drama school reunion.
There’s Juliet, beautiful, brittle star of the stage, all out for her big screen break; lo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751535464 |
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| ISBN-10: | 075153546X |
| Author: | Barbara Ewing |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 129mm x 39mm |
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Ewing … weaves a plot as complex as Fair-Isle knitting, darting teasingly between past and present, and fastens off all the threads so that the pattern is satisfyingly complete
Ewing … weaves a plot as complex as Fair-Isle knitting, darting teasingly between past and present, and fastens off all the threads so that the pattern is satisfyingly complete - DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘This enjoyable book combines elements of courtroom drama and comedy of manners, as well as sharp insights into the harsher realities of theatrical life - THE TIMES‘Brilliant writing … a fascinating novel - PRUNELLA SCALES‘A colourful and gripping read - MAUREEN LIPMANAbout The Author
Barbara Ewing
Barbara Ewing was born and brought up in New Zealand. She is well-known to theatre fans as well as followers of the TV spoof soap ‘Brass’. She recently appeared as Mrs. Hardcastle in the Bristol Old Vic’s production of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.
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