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The Autograph Seeker
by Tony V. Francis
"Addy's head was buzzing. He looked around. Everyone looked joyous in each other's company. Rage now had become his companion. No, his master."
"That was it. I brought my face as close as I could get to Vinny's, the lips just short of touching. She raised her eyebrows as if to ask what was stopping me. Then I closed my eyes for my first lip-lock.
It was not platonic anymore."
San Souci theatre was the greatest theatre in Calcutta and the entire British India. Started with the obsession of theatre for James Barry, who was facing bankruptcy, the theatre bought an diverse cast under itself - Esther Leach, called as the Kohinoor of Bengal theatre; Alice Anderson the enchanting Englishwoman estranged from her husband, and Baboo Bustomchurn Addy, the dark Bengali actor too much infatuated with Alice and ready to kill anyone for her.
The rise and fall of Calcutta's greatest theatre, discovered by a boy who talks a lot and a girl, who's mute.
Tony, a too much talking boy studying in St. Xavier's School in Calcutta, discovers the 150 years long forgotten secret of San Souci and decides to unearth every single detail about it. From the accidental burning of an actress in front of the audience to a dangerous relationship between a married Englishwoman and a native Bengali actor, Tony discovers the rise and fall of the San Souci. Helping him in his journey is Vinny, a mute girl.
The author keeps the language simple and continuous, the shift between Tony's life and San Souci's journey is amazing and interesting. The book has a really good amount of comedy, suspense, romance and drama equally blended. The author has tight-knit this book, and never for a minute I found it off-track. Everyone in the book, whether a major or minor character, has an important role to play in the book and their presence in the book just highlights the entire story of the book. What kept me totally hooked to the book is the blending of real-life year-wise happenings with Tony's and St. Xavier's life and signatures of famous personalities obtained by Tony.
The book is really amazing to read, without any mood dampeners at all. I loved it to the core and will definitely recommend it to everyone!
"That was it. I brought my face as close as I could get to Vinny's, the lips just short of touching. She raised her eyebrows as if to ask what was stopping me. Then I closed my eyes for my first lip-lock.
It was not platonic anymore."
San Souci theatre was the greatest theatre in Calcutta and the entire British India. Started with the obsession of theatre for James Barry, who was facing bankruptcy, the theatre bought an diverse cast under itself - Esther Leach, called as the Kohinoor of Bengal theatre; Alice Anderson the enchanting Englishwoman estranged from her husband, and Baboo Bustomchurn Addy, the dark Bengali actor too much infatuated with Alice and ready to kill anyone for her.
The rise and fall of Calcutta's greatest theatre, discovered by a boy who talks a lot and a girl, who's mute.
Tony, a too much talking boy studying in St. Xavier's School in Calcutta, discovers the 150 years long forgotten secret of San Souci and decides to unearth every single detail about it. From the accidental burning of an actress in front of the audience to a dangerous relationship between a married Englishwoman and a native Bengali actor, Tony discovers the rise and fall of the San Souci. Helping him in his journey is Vinny, a mute girl.
The author keeps the language simple and continuous, the shift between Tony's life and San Souci's journey is amazing and interesting. The book has a really good amount of comedy, suspense, romance and drama equally blended. The author has tight-knit this book, and never for a minute I found it off-track. Everyone in the book, whether a major or minor character, has an important role to play in the book and their presence in the book just highlights the entire story of the book. What kept me totally hooked to the book is the blending of real-life year-wise happenings with Tony's and St. Xavier's life and signatures of famous personalities obtained by Tony.
The book is really amazing to read, without any mood dampeners at all. I loved it to the core and will definitely recommend it to everyone!