Telling the Pictures
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Telling the Pictures by Frank Delaney
‘In Belfast, in 1942, lived Belle, a mill-girl with a gift. Every morning at work, she enthralled people with the story of the film she saw last night.’ And as Belle brings magic to the grim rows of looms, a handsome newcomer watches silently, and Juliet meets her Romeo. For Belle is a Protestant: the stranger, from the south, a Catholic. The Belfast Telegraph, reporting the courtroom sensations, said afterwards, ‘She could tell the pictures better than the silver screen itself – but then along came a man with a silver tongue… ’
'When you invest in a Frank Delaney novel you get more than your money's worth' Daily Mail. 'A blockbuster with a purpose.' Times Literary Supplement. 'He certainly knows how to use bleak material to shocking and (perhaps shocking to say) entertaining effect.' Financial Times. 'A wonderful writer.' The Times. 'Delaney writes in a near documentary style: his words know they are tools.' Financial Times
Novelist, broadcaster and freelance journalist Frank Delaney was born in the south of Ireland in 1942. His radio programmes have included ‘Bookshelf’ and the language series ‘Word of Mouth’ on Radio 4. He regularly appears on TV, having made arts and history documentaries for the BBC, including ‘The Celts’, and features in the ‘Book Show’ on Sky News.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006479246 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006479243 |
| Titel | Telling the Pictures |
| Autor | Frank Delaney |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1994-08-08 |
| Seitenanzahl | 496 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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