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Child Star Book
Gerald, the protagonist of Child Star, the fifth novel from literary wunderkind and new puritan Matt Thorne, bears a few scars from his brush with celebrity. A not inconsiderable measure of his pain is provided by his obsession with scuzz rock geniuses Royal Trux. As a teenager Gerald starred in All Right Now!, a real-life TV docu-drama. By his early 20s however, fame was long gone. He was at the end of an eight-year relationship, working at a language school and living in an unorthodox shared house in Oval. (The praise heaped upon this south London district may lead some readers to wonder if, Ã la Fay Weldon, Thorne received sponsorship from Lambeth council.) Best friend Sally offered support and shared (platonically) a freshly purchased double bed while he attempted to confront … read more...
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