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A carregar... Mr Starlightpor Laurie Graham
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) LadyBlossom | Oct 25, 2007 |  Some rare funny moments mostly at Cled lack of insight into his lack of star quality. But as a whole the novel rarely worked for me. The family was supposed to be from Birmingham and with a welsh background but the idiom and phrases used had neither influence. They spoke in some imitation northern English as imagined by people living in the home counties.For Americans this is like some Yankee writing a novel set in the deep south based on no more knowledge of the area then from watching old episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard I found the characters cliched and two-dimensional and the context poorly sketched out. An even worse crime:it rarely rang psychologically true. One to avoid unless stuck on a long journey and wanting to analyse ways to avoid faults in your own writing. (  ) ablueidol | Feb 7, 2007 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
The treacherous glitz of show business and the sublime madness of family relationships are brought to life in this hilarious and ultimately touching new novel from the bestselling author of The Future Homemakers of America and The Unfortunates. The Boff brothers live at home with their Mam. They have a lav down the yard and a jerry under the bed and they play bookings at the Birmingham Welsh and the Rover Sports and Social. Cled tinkles on the piano and Sel is the crooner. 'Sel's the one who can lift people out of themselves and send them home feeling grand and you can't argue against that' says Cled. When Sel decides he must try his chances with the brights lights of New York City, he packs up his sequinned suits and enlists his brother as travel companion and accompanist. Things begin to roll and what follows is a tale of mad-cap high jinx; of mirrored ceilings and heart-shaped tubs; of screaming girls, romancing and No Business Like Show Business. As jealousy starts encroaching on the brothers' relationship, Cled finds that there are more secrets in his family than he had bargained for. With her characteristic wit and wisdom, Laurie Graham brings us a touching celebration of the Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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