Feeling the Fear: Tales of the Unexpected - Couverture souple

Pertwee, Carolyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 095526619X ISBN 13 : 9780955266195

Editeur : Alliance Publishing Press, 2012

Synopsis

A young woman's life is turned upside down as she prepares to confront her deepest fears. A group of friends is called together to hear a clergyman's shocking revelation. A little girl tries to make amends, in the only way she knows how. A down-and-out variety performer remembers his dearest companion. A tumultuous love affair is given an unusual new perspective. A mother tries to mend a damaged relationship with her son, but he's changed beyond recognition. Regular London walks evoke past times and events for a veteran and his friend. In these short stories by Carolyn Pertwee - tales of love, betrayal, death, family turmoil, sexual misdemeanours, friendship, sadness, pathos and even murder - a twist and a turn are never far away. Often compared to Roald Dahl's stories this collection of tales is sometimes moving, frequently humorous, always entertaining and guaranteed to keep you intrigued.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born into the Pertwee dynasty, Carolyn soon displayed the family talent for acting and writing. Graduating with honours from RADA, Carolyn joined The Old Vic Company on its world tour and enjoyed her first big break playing opposite Vivien Leigh in Duel of Angels. Then followed a successful stint in television appearing in many dramas including Compact, a TV soap in which she played a suicidal kleptomaniac. Carolyn married Coeks Gordon and together they had two daughters. Putting her acting career on hold to concentrate on family, Carolyn turned to writing with a commission from Warner Sisters for her sitcom Rosie and Dud. Her short play, For the Love of Art, was showcased at the Battersea Arts Centre as part of a season presenting new writing. A Very Private Matter - her first full length play - was selected for the Wandsworth Arts Festival and was also performed at the BAC. Her other prize winning short plays were performed at the Soho Theatre, Bullion Room Hackney Empire, New End Theatre Hampstead. BBC Radio Four commissioned Carolyn to write The Beautiful Couple for their afternoon play slot, starring Julia McKenzie and Ronald Pickup. Reviews in the national press were glowing. In 2007 her quartet of plays, Sexologically Speaking, was a sell out at the O.S.O Arts Centre. Between Friends, a tense drama written with Rosalind Adler, followed with equal success. Carolyn wrote the book for the musical A Bowl of Cherries, performing at the Charing Cross Theatre in March 2012. Carolyn is the Joint Deputy Chair of Actors and Writers London, a 175 strong collective that puts on regular rehearsed readings. Carolyn lives in Barnes, enjoying her other role as grandmother of four. Feeling the Fear is Carolyn's first published collection of short stories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alliance Publishing Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 095526619X
• ISBN 13: 9780955266195
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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