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Full of kindness even tenderness He is a brilliant writer opulently gossipy as few are these days but also truthful witty wise and stoical Rachel Cooke Observer
Everett is a brilliant writer funny waspish warm and seductive Camilla Long The Times
Richly imagined and extraordinarily affecting Everett is a terrific storyteller Hadley Freeman Sunday Times
Eight stories of love and loss drama and glamour hope and rejection from a writer at the height of his powers
In Rupert Everetts first glorious collection of stories he takes us on an exhilarating journey with a cast of extraordinary characters A blackly humorous story of a chaotic and emotional funeral in Paris Oscar Wildes last night in Paris vividly evocative unflinching and elegiac A RussianAmerican countess who confronts sex and age in a Wiltshire teashop The ferociously unforgiving life of an LA talent agency and the unexpected twist that launches a completely different kind of career The deathbed confession of a woman who left home for 1850s India never to return A story of emigration love and grief And a beautifully evocative and touching portrayal of Prousts creative life and his childhood
A brilliantly witty funny and tender collection of stories that draws on the wealth of film and TV ideas Rupert Everett has created over the course of his career The American No will delight and surprise his many fans
Rupert Everett is one of my favourite writers Hes brilliantly witty acutely perceptive and highly sensitive and his writing is incredibly good His stories are both moving and tender often outrageous and funny too A gifted storyteller Santa Montefiore
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