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Shadowplay

By Joseph O'Connor

Shadowplay book

Shadowplay

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**Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2019** WINNER OF THE IRISH POST EASON NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'A hugely entertaining book about the grand scope of friendship and love, it is also, movingly - at times, astonishingly - a story of transience, loss and true loyalty' Guardian 1878: The Lyceum Theatre, London. Three extraordinary people begin their life together, a life that will be full of drama, transformation, passionate and painful devotion to art and to one another. Henry Irving, the Chief, is the volcanic leading man and impresario; Ellen Terry is the most lauded and desired actress of her generation, outspoken and generous of heart; and ever following along behind them in the shadows is the unremarkable theatre manager, Bram Stoker. Fresh from life in Dublin as a clerk, Bram may seem the least colourful of the trio but he is wrestling with dark demons in a new city, in a new marriage, and with his own literary aspirations. As he walks the London streets at night, streets haunted by the Ripper and the gossip which swirls around his friend Oscar Wilde, he finds new inspiration. But the Chief is determined that nothing will get in the way of his manager's devotion to the Lyceum and to himself. And both men are enchanted by the beauty and boldness of the elusive Ellen. This exceptional novel explores the complexities of love that stands dangerously outside social convention, the restlessness of creativity, and the experiences that led to Dracula, the most iconic supernatural tale of all time. SHORTLISTED FOR TWO AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS
Product details
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2019-06-06
Publication Date:
2019-06-06
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1787300846
ISBN13:
9781787300842
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
582 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
40 cm

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