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It is their first day at Drama Arts, and the circle of huddled, nervous students are told in no uncertain terms that here, unlike at any other drama school they will be taught to Act. There will be no performing, no showing off, no prancing around in fancy dress. Here, they will learn to Be. To exist in their own world on the stage. Over the following decade we follow the lives of four of these young actors - serious, driven Dan; Nell, burdened by insecurity; shy, slight Hettie who'll do anything, or almost any thing to please, and Charlie whose effortless ascendance is nothing less than she expects. Through semi-derelict homes, desperate competition, dreary tours, unobtainable agents, rocky relationships and endless tempting jobs, Esther Freud's dazzling new novel uncovers a world of ruthless ambition, uncertain alliances and the tarnished and multifaceted holy grail of Success.
