by Beatrice Hitchman (Author)
Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2014 Mesdames et Messieurs, presenting La Petite Mort, or, A Little Death ...A silent film, destroyed in a fire in 1914 at the Pathe studio, before it was seen even by its director. A lowly seamstress, who makes the costumes she should be wearing, but believes her talent - and the secret she keeps too - will soon get her a dressing room of her own. A famous - and dashing - creator of spectacular cinematic illusions, husband to a beautiful, volatile actress, the most adored icon of the Parisian studios. All fit together, like scenes in a movie. And as you will see, this plot has a twist we beg you not to disclose ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Main
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 24 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 1846689074
ISBN 13: 9781846689079
Book Overview: Scandal, intoxication and lies flourish in the silent film studios of Paris
Prizes: Shortlisted for HWA/Goldsboro Crown for Debut Historical Fiction 2014. Long-listed for Polari First Book Prize 2014 and Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2014 and Desmond Elliott Prize 2013.