Year of the Snake - by Nick Edmett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Born into a war-ravaged London, Eddie and his alter ego The Snake is forced into a premature career as an actor, meeting all the famous thespians of the day.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This book is essentially a hybrid. </p><p>As a memoir it is written in the third person, Eddie and his alter ego the snake. </p><p>Born into a war-ravaged London, he is forced into a premature career as an actor to augment the family finances. </p><p>As a series of short stories it documents the range of unusual activities experienced by him as he grows up working in the theatre, films, TV. and radio of the era. </p><p>As a documentary it charts the landscape and extreme characters of a class-ridden and prejudiced England, now almost unrecognisable. </p><p>As a reference book it contains detailed stories of a kind unobtainable on Google for TV or film dramatists.</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'The Snake' has captured the mood of the time perfectly and his writing has triggered a Proustian response in my brain, flooding my head and my heart with powerful memories that I thought I had lost.</p><p>- Tina Jones, Actress</p><p> </p><p>The Snake describes his remarkable journey with the wry surprise and amusement of a traveller in a wonderful and strange new land. Everything is told with the same detached enchantment. This is the ride of a lifetime. He remains an observer to his own remarkable story and The Year of the Snake is all the more beguiling because of this.</p><p>- John Turner, Author and Theatre Director</p><p> </p><p>Highly recommended!</p><p>- Paul Abrahams, Musician and Author</p><br>
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