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Summary
John Connolly re-creates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity and the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists.
An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who knew both adoration and humiliation; who loved and was loved in turn; who betrayed and was betrayed; who never sought to cause pain to others yet left a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake...and whose life was ultimately defined by one relationship of such tenderness and devotion that only death could sever it: his partnership with the man he knew as Babe. he is Stan Laurel. But he did not really exist. Stan Laurel was a fiction.
With he, John Connolly recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity, the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists, and one of the most enduring and beloved partnerships in cinema history: Laurel & Hardy.
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- Terry Tyler
- 26-09-18
Stunning
Beautiful, delicate prose flows like epic poetry, telling the extremely moving story of two great men who meant so much to so many. It'll make you laugh and cry. Highly recommended.
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- pdjenner
- 18-07-19
Brilliant
A wonderfully poignant story of such a creative and lasting partnership. Thoroughly recommended and I hope it gets the recognition it deserves
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- Jason White
- 04-04-18
beautifully written and read.
I absolutely loved every word, totaly unmissable if you're a fan of Laurel and Hardy!
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- CitySallie
- 06-09-17
Tender, breathtakingly beautiful, fascinating.
A biography, but more importantly, a love story. I had no idea about the story of these two men, so familiar to my childhood.
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- pat o brien
- 05-09-18
truly remarkable love story.
Love is never black and white.
Love is never silent.
But love is eternal.
strongest ship of all. Friendship.
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- Richard H.
- 30-08-17
"At the Oceana Apartments..."
A fantastic novel about loss, regret and life ofa great man. Love this authors work.
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- A. Morris
- 08-08-18
Crazy over use of First name Surname
Love L&H and this book is part fact part fiction. I liked the way it was structured; set at the tail end of Stan's life and flashing back. The author doesn't hold back in terms of expletives so expect an F for sex. And Stan did a lot of it. Always had to have a woman in his life and always had to marry them, often naively The majority of the story does revolve around his love life, so don't expect the minutae about their films. What shone through was his love for Babe. Enjoy
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- jenks
- 25-05-20
He,they,who
The story of Stan and Ollie, told though the mind of Stan Laurel-short chapters easy to listen to. No complaints well worth a listen.
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- Wilf
- 30-01-19
Loved this book
John Connolly is a fine writer and has written a beautiful book, I’m a fan of Laurel and Hardy or Stan and Babe as this book is about them. I recommend it.
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- truetoo
- 25-10-17
The Perfect Book
Hats off to Mr Connolly, he uniquely captures the era; the characters; the build-up; the newness and energy of the infant film industry; the excitement of success; the regret of the ever changing cast of wives; the boredom of the wind-down and the inevitable mental and physical decay, exquisitely. On top of all of that he explains, quite possibly, the only successfully known retirement of any actor in history. And not an unnecessary word in sight..
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