Last Performance at the Odeon by Carol Susan Nathanson

Last Performance at the Odeon by Carol Susan Nathanson

Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. "Sometimes it takes years and years to see a pattern, but watch a tin of paint when it falls and spreads unmercifully across the carpet. You can't stop it. The stain just gets bigger and bigger and bigger, like secrets, passed down from generation to generation. Each family fiddles with the story, changes a fact here and there, tries to protect itself. From what--shame. We have to stop it." LAST PERFORMANCE AT THE ODEON is an evocative and original autobiographical prose poem, rich in insights into Anglo- Jewish life from the late nineteenth century to the present day, supported by family-historical documents and photographs. Nathanson gives us stories and snapshots of lovers, family, a grandfather who sails the wide open seas, an adventure in South Africa and a Romanian caretaker who watches over the tombs of their fathers or was it her great-uncle Alf? We never quite know. Her story stands alongside the complexities of her childhood, her search for roots and her desire for completion; the circle of identity that we all aspire to.

"Hovering in an evocative space between poetry and prose, LAST PERFORMANCE AT THE ODEON is a hypnotic, exquisitely situated, study of remembered love. In an age of formulaic writing, this original book, with a voice and a vitality all of its own, stands out as one to savour and revisit."--Melissa Raphael

"A hauntingly beautiful read, touching and tragic. A very personal family history come to life, a truly remarkable remembrance, highly recommended."--Steve Hoffman

Nathanson, Carol Susan: - Carol Susan Nathanson has completed the Graduate Diploma in Writing with Commendation at The National Academy of Writing, and an Honours Degree in Performance Arts. Her prose poetry has been published in anthologies and performed at Foyles in London and Birmingham City University. Carol has lived on kibbutz, raised a family and worked in the theatre. More recently, she worked as a Consultant Adult Psychotherapist for the NHS. LAST PERFORMANCE AT THE OPERA (Eyewear Publishing, 2018) is her most recent book.

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ISBN 13	9781912477616
ISBN 10	1912477610
Title	Last Performance at the Odeon
Author	Carol Susan Nathanson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Eyewear Publishing
Year published	2018-03-01
Number of pages	110
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