A determined young Lancashire girl arrives in London intent on a stage career - this tale from the author of "I Capture the Castle" is told with the candour and authenticity that derives from Dodie Smith's own experience of the theatre world. Mouse never did fully suit her nickname. Tiny she may have been, but timid never. After less than twenty-four hours in London she had bluffed her way into an audition at a famous theatre, infuriated its forceful young stage director, and amused its kind if quite amoral actor-manager. She had finally landed not a part but a toehold as a junior secretary. During her involvement in the engrossing affairs of the Crossway Theatre she met her friends Molly, a baby-faced six-footer; and elegant, ambitious Lilian, who was fated to clash disastrously with Mouse. Later, there was also Zelle, rich, generous, enigmatic, and responsible for an outing to Suffolk village pageant which proved a turning point for them all.
Title: The Town in Bloom
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By (author)
Dodie Smith
ISBN 13: 9781780333014
ISBN 10: 1780333013
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
Imprint: Corsair
Publication Date: 15/03/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
General & literary fiction
NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction
Dewey Classification:
823.912
(DC23)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Height: 178mm
Width: 111mm
Thickness: 21mm
Weight: 179g