'Written with all the ingenuity and twisty tautness of a thriller' The Times From the
Booker-winning Irish author a brilliant and moving novel about fame sexual power and a
daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths. This is the story of Irish theatre
legend Katherine O'Dell as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood
of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London's West End. Katherine's life is a grand
performance with young Norah watching from the wings. But this romance between mother and
daughter cannot survive Katherine's past or the world's damage. As Norah uncovers her mother's
secrets she acquires a few of her own. Then fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to
commit a bizarre crime. Actress is about a daughter's search for the truth: the dark secret in
the bright star and what drove Katherine finally mad . . .
