Eighteen, a dangerous age, when you have to cut your way into life. Mirrors, a piano. Erotic reflections, practice, ritual. Not an ordinary career, ballet. And for Elaine, possessed by ambition, sees everything she craves in the exquisite Beverley Soames - success and more… Watching, imitating, borrowing. There’s no threat in that, is there?
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Eighteen, a dangerous age, when you have to cut your way into life. Mirrors, a piano. Erotic reflections, practice, ritual. Not an ordinary career, ballet. And for Elaine, possessed by ambition, sees everything she craves in the exquisite Beverley Soames - success and more… Watching, imitating, borrowing. There’s no threat in that, is there?
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Eighteen, it’s a dangerous age, when you have to cut your way into life.Mirrors, a piano. Erotic reflections, practice, ritual. Not an ordinary career, ballet, more a magnificent obsession. And for Elaine, possessed by ambition, sees everything she craves in the exquisite Beverley Soames - success and more…Watching, imitating, borrowing. To stalk in pursuit of an image. There’s no threat in that, is there?
Critic Reviews
Hard edged, striking and truthful, Novelist Julian Rathbone; Poignant and believable, Averil Ashfield, Transworld Books; A great gift for portraying the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence. A rare talent, Writer Frederick E Smith; Holds the tension like a perfect arabesque, Gill Kay Ingenu/e Magazine; I read it at a single sitting. Perceptive writing wonderfully spiked with bitchiness, Thriller writer Graham Hurley
About the Author
Felicity Fair Thompson, writer and film maker, studied at the University of London. Her documentary about Carisbrooke Castle was broadcast on SKY TV. Three of her other fourteen indie travel films made for the retail market were shown on Australian television. Her published writing includes three children’s stories, an EU funded community play, three produced stage plays, theatre reviews, personality profiles, award winning poetry, scenic travel features, and three novels, including The Kid on Slapton Beach, and Hold Tight. She teaches Creative Writing independently and is mentor to young writers with learning difficulties.
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