Read more
Zusatztext A wonderfully Dickensian flavour... Everyone in the book is alive and believable Informationen zum Autor Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle by her English mother! the youngest of thirteen children! and her Indian father! who came to Newcastle to study medicine and fell in love with the place and the people. After meeting her husband while she was at drama school in London! Benita returned to her home town and worked as a teacher and broadcaster before becoming a full-time writer ! publishing many much-loved novels. Sadly! Counting the Days was Benita's last book! as she passed away in April 2014 following a sudden illness. She will be greatly missed. A gripping drama set in post-war London of passion and betrayal, perfect for fans of Judith Lennox and KOMMANDANT'S GIRL Zusammenfassung Benita Brown's brilliant new novel of celebrity, heartache and falling in love, set against the glamorous backdrop of 1940s London Carol Marshal regularly visits the magnificent Palais de Dance cinema, and spends her days dreaming of the glitz and magic of the movies. When Steve Douglas, an aerial photographer with the RAF, is demobbed and returns home, her past feelings for him resurface, but she realises that his heart belongs to another girl. Heartbroken, Carol is more determined than ever to follow her dreams, and enters a competition at the Palais to win a contract for a small part in a film. She is whisked off to London, and it isn't long before Carol is spotted by a talent scout. She also catches the eye of famous film star Paul Grainger who introduces her to the wild parties and celebrity lifestyle of swinging London. But a sudden, tragic accident turns Carol's world upside down...
