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Sto caricando le informazioni... Actress (originale 2020; edizione 2020)di Anne Enright (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. As much as I love the theatre, there were references to plays and actors that I honestly couldn’t differentiate between which were real and fake, but that isn’t a fault, mind you. The writer’s passion for her home country of Ireland shines on the pages, with lush descriptions of the landscape and the Irish way of life. I had to try twice to read this book, and I love historical fiction. It took me so long to get through it the time I did manage to finish. It was boring at times, but Enrights writing was brilliant enough to finally get me through. I guess what bothers me, was that I was supposed to feel something for Norah, and I didn’t. I just don’t see how a few moments of witnessing an eccentric mother could shape her into what she was? The relationship just didn’t seem compelling enough, or maybe it just wasn’t deep enough. Usually, historical fiction draws a much stronger emotion out of me, but this story left me flat. (7.5)I am struggling to rate this book. For myself, it got off to a slow start. Norah Fitzmaurice, a novelist, is approached to do an interview on her mother, the late Katherine O'Dell. She was a well-known and beloved actress in Ireland in her twenties and thirties. But how do you describe your perception of your mother when it is so very different to the public perception of this glamorous icon? Norah's husband suggests that she researches and writes her own book. So Norah sets out to uncover the truth about her mother's life, from her birth until her death in her fifties, by which time she had been diagnosed with mental health problems, following a shooting incident. Norah had always considered she had a close loving relationship with her mother, despite her many absences when performing in theatre or movie sets. However, her research reveals that there was much she kept hidden from Norah. The biggest secret being who Norah's birth father was. I often struggle to engage in books about the acting scene and stardom, as it holds little interest for me. The book improved, I felt, when Norah recounts her own sexual awakening and personal life. The book reads like a memoir and I did check to see if it was at all autobiographical, but no it is pure fiction, so in this sense it is a convincing portrayal of perhaps how little one knows about someone whom one considers to be close. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"From the Man Booker Prize-winner, a brilliant and moving novel about celebrity, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths. Katherine O'Dell is an Irish theater legend. As her daughter Norah retraces her mother's celebrated career and bohemian life, she delves into long-kept secrets, both her mother's and her own. Katherine began her career on Ireland's bus-and-truck circuit before making it to London's West End, Broadway, and finally Hollywood. Every moment of her life is a star turn, with young Norah standing in the wings. But the mother-daughter romance cannot survive Katherine's past or the world's damage. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, her grip on reality grows fitful and, fueled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime. Her mother's protector, Norah understands the destructive love that binds an actress to her audience, but also the strength that an actress takes from her art. Once the victim of a haunting crime herself, Norah eventually becomes a writer, wife, and mother, finding her way to her own hard-won joy. Actress is finally a book about the freedom we find in our work and in the love we make and keep."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Been on the shelf since 2020, Indispensable book Powell
Story of an actress told by her daughter. It is an in depth look at mother/daughter relationships. There is a lot of sexual detail in this book but it actually is well done. ( )