Petite Mort (Ebook)
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Scandal, intoxication and lies flourish in the silent film studios of Paris
'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 ...
Petite Mort (Paperback)
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Scandal, intoxication and lies flourish in the silent film studios of Paris
'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 ...
Beatrice Hitchman
Beatrice Hitchman is an author and academic. Her first novel Petite Mort was nominated for the Desmond Elliott Prize, the Polari Prize, the HWA Debut Prize and the Authors' Club Best First Novel Prize. She currently works as a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Brighton.