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Enright, A: Actress

By Anne Enright

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Enright, A: Actress

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*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020* *A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE IRISH TIMES, INDEPENDENT AND NEW STATESMAN* From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths This is the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O'Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London's West End. Katherine's life is a grand performance, with young Norah watching from the wings. But this romance between mother and daughter cannot survive Katherine's past, or the world's damage. As Norah uncovers her mother's secrets, she acquires a few of her own. Then, fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to commit a bizarre crime. Actress is about a daughter's search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad. Brilliantly capturing the glamour of post-war America and the shabbiness of 1970s Dublin, Actress is an intensely moving, disturbing novel about mothers and daughters and the men in their lives. A scintillating examination of the corrosive nature of celebrity, it is also a sad and triumphant tale of freedom from bad love, and from the avid gaze of the crowd.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2020-02-13
Publication Date:
2020-02-13
Publisher:
Random House UK Ltd
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1787332071
ISBN13:
9781787332072
Weight:
281 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
25 cm

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