A Bright Ray of Darkness

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Con una prosa sincera y valiente, no exenta de humor, Hawke revela al lector los entresijos del mundo de la interpretación, donde los oropeles y las limusinas se dan la mano con la ansiedad y el desgarro más devastadores. There are some brilliant moments about art/acting and partnering/parenting that are honest and touching, but the rambling oft cocaine fueled monologues felt self conscious and the sex scenes actually made me angry, I’ll never forget “…her arms were so thin” Ugh.

It is brilliant in parts though, with some superb prose, atmospheric deep dives on theatre acting and Shakespeare and a gripping episode where he has a massive infected boil on his stomach (wtf) excised without anaesthetic.If I read one more line about a woman’s “giant heaving breasts”, I may have thrown the book in the bonfire.

Dip Into NEW PAPERBACKS [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="total_products"/] A selection of recent paperbacks. This guy has more Yoda-figures in his life than most of us have Chewbacca-figures on our hardwood floors (rug burn joke). Among the best scenes are Harding's discussions with his young children, adding pathos to the break up of his marriage. Driven by themes of redemption and forgiveness, Shakespeare quotes act as a cipher while the father, cast members and friends impart wisdom. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.

Remarkables REMARKABLES Intriguing, stunning, or otherwise remarkable books These include fine editions, foreign publications exceptional for their interest or production, special editions and some first-rate books from very small publishers. And the background of the novel's drama is a Broadway production of Shakespeare who, incidentally, is proved correct: "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players.