Curtain - by Michael Korda (Paperback)

About the Book

Their passion is legend in the 1940's, but the undisputed master of the theater and the darling of Hollywood also hide dark secrets--his scandalous involvement with an actor, and her tragic plunge into madness--that shake their world to its very core. "(Korda's) best ever".--Kirkus.

Book Synopsis

An Oscar-winning actress and the greatest actor of the English theater engage in a fairy-tale romance, until secrets of the past and crippling ambition threaten to destroy their legendary love in this passionate and scandalous international bestseller from the author of Horse People.

Filled with scandal, gossip, passion, and romance, Curtain is the story of Robert Vane, a famous actor of the English theater, and Felicia Lisle, an award winning actress from Hollywood's biggest film, as they ignite in a romance that burns through the pages.

But as their relationship deepens, truths reveal themselves that might push the couple to their breaking point. Secrets about Robert's involvement with another actor from the theater and Felicia's darkening mental madness begin to rip the couple apart, shaking their careers and relationship to the core.

About the Author

Simon Jones Broadway credits include: The Real Thing, Benefactors, The School for Scandal, The Herbal Bed, and Waiting in the Wings (Outer Critics Circle nominee). Off-Broadway credits include: Woman in Mind, Terra Nova, Privates On Parade (Drama Desk nominee). Film and TV highlights: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, The Devil's Own, Brideshead Revisited, PBS's Liberty and HBO's Oz.