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The Little Shadows

The Little Shadows

Summary

MARINA ENDICOTT PRESENTS

THE THREE GRACEFUL AVERY GIRLS

THE SISTER ACT TO TAKE VAUDEVILLE BY STORM

STARRING: AURORA, CLOVER and BELLA

As they set off on the road to fame and fortune, the Avery sisters join a cast of extraordinary and unforgettable characters – charming charlatans, unpredictable eccentrics, and some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts. Taking us behind the curtain and into their lives, THE LITTLE SHADOWS reveals how the art of vaudeville – in all its variety, madness, melodrama, hilarity and sorrow – echoes the art of life itself.

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  • A vivid coming of age tale about the beautiful Avery sisters, thrust on the vaudeville stage after their father's death. Set in early 20th-century Canada, it catapults the reader into the beating heart of the travelling theatrical world - the smell of the greasepaint, heat of the spotlights, and high-wire adrenaline are near-tangible. Thrilling and moving this is a glittering jewel of a novel.
    Easy Living

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Marina Endicott

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