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‘A fascinating novel. Utterly compelling and wonderfully authentic.’ William Boyd
‘A wonderfully evocative novel about Hollywood in the 1950’s, one that captivates... Bryan Forbes has captured an era, an industry, a very unique ‘company’ town and all its diverse players, and he has done so with unerring precision. A page turner’
Barbara Taylor Bradford
‘A splendidly evocative novel... . This dark love story of obsession and passion has a great cast of colourful characters and a fascinating plot decorated with much authentic detail. This is an immensely enjoyable read.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Forbes’ astute eye for period detail and characterisation keeps the action rippling along as we follow our hero on his wry everyman quest in the technicolour style of a Tinseltown musical blockbuster.’ The Scotsman
A young writer, desperate for fame and fortune, allows himself to be seduced and corrupted by the sweet smell of success. A great cast of characters, a dark love story of obsession and passion, a wonderful chronicle of Hollywood.
Showbusiness veteran Bryan Forbes has written a wonderfully evocative novel about Hollywood in the 1950's, one that captivates. His protagonist Robert Peterson rings so true to life he's breathtaking at times, and in a sense he's an innocent abroad in the glamorous, sleazy, tough, glittering, exciting world of Hollywood in the days when the big studios held sway. Everything is on target, and Bryan Forbes has captured an era, an industry, a very unique 'company' town and all its diverse players, and he has done so with unerring precision. A page-tuner.
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
As with all Faustian concepts, initially the bells ring and the sun shines with a brilliant hue. Yet Robert Peterson knows he is a fraud: one day he will have to deliver the goods. Can he do it? Decorated with authentic details: the double-dealing agent, the smooth-talking executive, the actress who sleeps her way to the bottom. 'The Memory of all that' is ideal for an afternoon of quiet tanning on the chaise longue.
AMANDA FOREMAN 'Mail on Sunday'
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