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The Confessions of Edward Day

A Novel

By Martin, Valerie

Publishers Summary:
Acclaimed author Valerie Martin returns with a dark comedy about love, sex, an actor's ambition, and the perils of playing a role too well. In this fictional memoir, Valerie Martin brilliantly re-creates the seamy theater world of 1970s New York, when rents were cheap, love was free, and nudity on stage was the latest craze. Edward Day, a talented and ambitious young actor finds his life forever altered during a weekend party on the Jersey Shore, where he seduces the delicious Madeleine Delavergne and is saved from drowning by the mysterious Guy Margate, a man who bears an eerie physical resemblance to Edward. Forever after, Edward is torn between his desire for Madeleine and his indebtedness to Guy, his rival in love and in art, on stage and off.

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ISBN
978-0-38552-584-8
Publisher
Nan A. Talese


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Reviewed on August 15, 2009

This novel is mistitled. It strings together the memories of Edward Day, with gaps that make the narrative feel choppy. The story centers on being an actor in the 1970s, but details pertaining to the era and the profession are sorely lacking. The sex and drugs prominent in 1970s New York are never mentioned; homosexuality and AIDS are but o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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