The Town in Bloom

Romance

Author: Dodie Smith

A determined young Lancashire girl arrives in London intent on a stage career – this tale from the author of I Capture the Castle is told with the candor and authenticity that derives from Dodie Smith’s own experience of the theater world.,,Mouse never did fully suit her nickname. Tiny she may have been, but timid never. After less than twenty-four hours in London she had b….Read More

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