TY - BOOK AU - Enright, Anne TI - Actress SN - 9781529112139 U1 - Fiction ENR-A PY - 2021/// CY - Great Britain PB - Penguin Random House KW - Mothers and daughters KW - Actresses KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Fame KW - Ireland KW - Women authors N1 - 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. The actress is about a daughter’s search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad ER -