Iris
Published on 11. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-330-48029-1 (ISBN)
Description
It is London in the 1950s and early 60s. The gambling clubs, private dining rooms, corrupt politicians and gangsters who run Mayfair as well as the East End had never had it so good . . . Iris wasn't quite a call girl . . . she never took any money for that. But she didn't mind accepting a white fiver for the cab fare back to the dismal family flat, or little gifts, or champagne in heady and glamorous restaurants. She was living very dangerously, trading in ignorance and beauty but also with some animal street savvy. She was protected for a time. But then she was plunged, with repugnant violence into a time when innocence was lost and ignorance was no defence.
'Jean Marsh's treatment of character is warm and her descriptions of period and place enjoyably detailed' The Times
'Jean Marsh's treatment of character is warm and her descriptions of period and place enjoyably detailed' The Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-48029-1 (9780330480291)
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Person
A Londoner by birth, Jean Marsh has spent most of her adult life in Oxfordshire and New York. She is best known for her Emmy-winning role as Rose Buck in Upstairs, Downstairs, which she co-created with Eileen Atkins, and in which she reappeared in the BBC's 2010 three-part remake of the series. She has acted in a wide variety of shows on stage, in film and television. Her performances have included works by Shakespeare, Shaw, Ibsen and Coward.
Articles by Jean Marsh have appeared in the Sunday Times, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and the TV Times. She enjoys good food and walking.
Articles by Jean Marsh have appeared in the Sunday Times, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and the TV Times. She enjoys good food and walking.