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Neniu kovrilo — Curtain Call (Paperback, 2018, Lulu.com)

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Eldonita je 22-a de aprilo 2018 de Lulu.com.

ISBN:: 978-0-244-98309-3

(1 recenzo)

C H Clepitt has a knack for creating real, relatable characters, who face adversity with humour and humanity, and Curtain Call is no exception.

When an assistant to the director role turns into P.A. to her favourite film star, Jen can’t believe her luck. Eleanor Francis is charming, kind and funny, but she has a secret, and when tragedy strikes, things threaten to unravel at an uncontrollable pace. Despite being out of her depth Jen has to adapt to her new role quickly, to protect Eleanor, with whom she is rapidly falling in love.

This is a sweet, understated story that will have you laughing and crying in equal measure. If you’ve enjoyed C H Clepitt’s other books then this is not to be missed.

1 eldono

Stephanie Jane recenzis Curtain Call de C H Clepitt

A good 'slice of life' story

4 steloj

I've enjoyed reading several of C H Clepitt's novels and short stories over the past few years and feel that Curtain Call could be her best yet. I loved the theatrical setting and could identify with that pressurised environment from my own AmDram days!

Genuine dialogue is an important focal point in Clepitt's writing and I felt that her approach of driving both the narrative and the emotional atmosphere through conversation worked particularly well. There is only a relatively small cast of characters - so Curtain Call could make a great play! - and each has a strong distinctive voice. Without giving away the plot, we see the characters dealing with particularly intense emotional situations in an utterly believable way. I never found myself doubting why anyone chose their course of behaviour and was often willing Jen especially to be just a little bit braver! I liked how Clepitt wove …

I've enjoyed reading several of C H Clepitt's novels and short stories over the past few years and feel that Curtain Call could be her best yet. I loved the theatrical setting and could identify with that pressurised environment from my own AmDram days!

Genuine dialogue is an important focal point in Clepitt's writing and I felt that her approach of driving both the narrative and the emotional atmosphere through conversation worked particularly well. There is only a relatively small cast of characters - so Curtain Call could make a great play! - and each has a strong distinctive voice. Without giving away the plot, we see the characters dealing with particularly intense emotional situations in an utterly believable way. I never found myself doubting why anyone chose their course of behaviour and was often willing Jen especially to be just a little bit braver! I liked how Clepitt wove in issues such as other people's assumptions about sexuality and made outside events more of a potential hazard to Jen and Eleanor's blossoming romance than their gender.

Curtain Call is a good 'slice of life' story with a strong sense of authenticity. I think readers who appreciated novels like Kathleen Jowitt's A Spoke In The Wheel would like this (and vice versa).