Splendid Passion

by Avery Thorne

A business arrangement--pure and simpleThat was how British actor Julian Tremain put the offer to Kate, an actress and native New Yorker. She was to portray his sister in a new play in London; to perfect her characterization he insisted she spend three months living in his house, studying his accent and mannerisms.She would be quite safe, he told her bluntly. She wasn't his type. And Kate knew at once that he -- brilliant, mercurial, superficial and somehow driven -- certainly wasn't hers.Then how could she have fallen so helplessly in love with him?

192 pages, Hardcover

First published February 15, 1984

Reviews

[Melinda · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a "love" story about two actors. The male character, Julian, is a dithering weak person with a streak of cruelty. His counterpart, Kate, is too long suffering and understanding to be real. In a word she is a doormat. Julian suffered an unhappy childhood with aloof parents and he had an unsuccessful marriage. His aunt explains that he deliberately tries to wreck his relationships with his poor behavior to protect himself from hurt. This is supposed to excuse his acting like a moron and his vile actions. Read this on openlibrary.org

[AlexandraB95 · Rating 1 out of 5]

It doesn't worth to read.Mean,bitchy heroine.