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Petite Mort
Beatrice Hitchman
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Description for Petite Mort
Paperback. Scandal, intoxication and lies flourish in the silent film studios of Paris Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
'Part Moulin Rouge, part Alfred Hitchcock' Grazia 'A sly, erotic thriller concerned with doubleness and duplicity' Guardian Mesdames et Messieurs, presenting La Petite Mort, or, A Little Death ... A silent film, destroyed in a fire in 1914 at the Pathé 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 - 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. One with a twist that will leave you breathless ...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846689079
SKU
V9781846689079
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About Beatrice Hitchman
Beatrice Hitchman was born in London in 1980. She read English and French at Edinburgh University and then studied for an MA in Comparative Literature. After a year living in Paris, she moved back to the UK, trained and worked as a documentary film editor. She has written and directed short films which have toured festivals worldwide. www.beatricehitchman.com
Reviews for Petite Mort
Sumptuous ... part Moulin Rouge, part Alfred Hitchcock
Grazia
There's a touch of Angela Carter about Beatrice Hitchman's beguiling debut - a sly, erotic thriller concerned with doubleness and duplicity
Guardian
Movie junkies will love this surprising and original novel ... the story winds itself in knots, then unravels deftly, providing a satisfactory judgment day for the sexy yet heartless central characters in a wholly unexpected ending
Daily Mail
An impressive and enjoyable debut: nimble, deft and wrapped luxuriously in the velveteen glamour of the movies.
David Evans
FT
Like the silver screen world Hitchman portrays, her writing shimmers, drawing you in with glamour and trickery. A fascinating, beguiling and wily debut
Katie Ward, author of Girl Reading Compelling ... Hitchman's confident debut is a story about relationships and the risks we take to get what we want. Universal themes, beautifully explored.
Eden Carter Wood
Diva
Gorgeously written ... with a fantastic twist at the very end ... fascinating.
Rachel Glover
Image
Sumptuously set, elegantly written, evocative and quietly subversive
Stella Duffy Fans of silent films and historical fiction will delight in this chocolate box of a novel which mixes love, lust and scandal with the stardust of 1900s Paris.
The Simple Things
An accomplished and assured debut ... a gently compelling tale
Lesley McDowell
Sunday Herald
The atmosphere is rich with sumptuous details ... striking ... This clever debut indicates a bright future for its author.
Max Liu
Independent
An astonishingly assured debut novel ... an expertly crafted story.
Anna Carey
Irish Times
Grazia
There's a touch of Angela Carter about Beatrice Hitchman's beguiling debut - a sly, erotic thriller concerned with doubleness and duplicity
Guardian
Movie junkies will love this surprising and original novel ... the story winds itself in knots, then unravels deftly, providing a satisfactory judgment day for the sexy yet heartless central characters in a wholly unexpected ending
Daily Mail
An impressive and enjoyable debut: nimble, deft and wrapped luxuriously in the velveteen glamour of the movies.
David Evans
FT
Like the silver screen world Hitchman portrays, her writing shimmers, drawing you in with glamour and trickery. A fascinating, beguiling and wily debut
Katie Ward, author of Girl Reading Compelling ... Hitchman's confident debut is a story about relationships and the risks we take to get what we want. Universal themes, beautifully explored.
Eden Carter Wood
Diva
Gorgeously written ... with a fantastic twist at the very end ... fascinating.
Rachel Glover
Image
Sumptuously set, elegantly written, evocative and quietly subversive
Stella Duffy Fans of silent films and historical fiction will delight in this chocolate box of a novel which mixes love, lust and scandal with the stardust of 1900s Paris.
The Simple Things
An accomplished and assured debut ... a gently compelling tale
Lesley McDowell
Sunday Herald
The atmosphere is rich with sumptuous details ... striking ... This clever debut indicates a bright future for its author.
Max Liu
Independent
An astonishingly assured debut novel ... an expertly crafted story.
Anna Carey
Irish Times