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A novel about the American theatre of the 1850s.
The New York theatre of that era was the Hollywood of its day, with all
its trademark insanities. It was everything that was America. Its beauty
and excitement, its rise and fall of personalities, its joys and
desperations, selfish corruptions and violence. Even its hatred and
racism.
Enter Colonel Tearwood's American Theatre Company. Helmed by
actor Nathanial Luck and playwright Robert Harrison, it revolutionizes
the theatre of the times by bringing daily life to the stage: Love affairs,
social corruption, political intrigue, violence and death grip the audience
as backstage the players' fortunes rise and fall and rise again in an all too
human play. There's dashing Nathaniel Luck, hunted for the Pickwick
Paper murders; beautiful Genevieve Wells, a con artist and swindler;
Rosina Swain, an aspiring actress in search of a father; and Robert
Harrison, scion of a wealthy family, who was burned and disfigured in
the infamous Wall Street fire, and turns the ruins of his body into art.
How beautiful they were...HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY WERE
"Poetic...insightful...Teran sheds light on a turbulent, tipping point of
American history, but it is the human stories--intimate, real, and heartfelt-
-that form the book's core. Readers will be captivated to the final page."
Readers will be captivated until the final page."
- Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
"Boston Teran's writing is incredible - simultaneously muscular, literate and
poetic. Sometimes we can forget how powerful good writing can be. "
- Nick Cassavetes, film director of The Notebook and
Alpha Dog
"How Beautiful They Were is deeply inventive and an irresistible read."
- Eliot Pattison, Edgar Award winning author of the
Inspector Shan Series and the Bone Rattler series
GOD IS A BULLET
"a shotgun thriller with the cocksure timing of a professional hit."
- Jonathan Keats, New York Times Book Review
"Smart and stylish...a compulsive read...within this taut, obsessive narrative,
Teran also delivers finely honed characters."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Brilliantly Paced. Suspense Packed...Richly Imagined Thriller...It's hard not
to admire God is a Bullet...it's even harder to put the book down."
- Washington Post
CREED OF VIOLENCE
"Teran's considerable skills sneakily transform his characters, who use
language like a concealed weapon. The hallucinogenic epic he traverses with
young John Lourdes produces one of the most exciting literary pairings since
Fagin met Twist."
- Todd Field, Three time Academy nominated
filmmaker (In The Bedroom, Little Children)
"A brutal and often stunningly brilliant novel... Teran excels at creating
memorable characters and building dramatic tension to a fever pitch."
- Booklist Starred Review
Genre: Historical
The New York theatre of that era was the Hollywood of its day, with all
its trademark insanities. It was everything that was America. Its beauty
and excitement, its rise and fall of personalities, its joys and
desperations, selfish corruptions and violence. Even its hatred and
racism.
Enter Colonel Tearwood's American Theatre Company. Helmed by
actor Nathanial Luck and playwright Robert Harrison, it revolutionizes
the theatre of the times by bringing daily life to the stage: Love affairs,
social corruption, political intrigue, violence and death grip the audience
as backstage the players' fortunes rise and fall and rise again in an all too
human play. There's dashing Nathaniel Luck, hunted for the Pickwick
Paper murders; beautiful Genevieve Wells, a con artist and swindler;
Rosina Swain, an aspiring actress in search of a father; and Robert
Harrison, scion of a wealthy family, who was burned and disfigured in
the infamous Wall Street fire, and turns the ruins of his body into art.
How beautiful they were...HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY WERE
"Poetic...insightful...Teran sheds light on a turbulent, tipping point of
American history, but it is the human stories--intimate, real, and heartfelt-
-that form the book's core. Readers will be captivated to the final page."
Readers will be captivated until the final page."
- Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
"Boston Teran's writing is incredible - simultaneously muscular, literate and
poetic. Sometimes we can forget how powerful good writing can be. "
- Nick Cassavetes, film director of The Notebook and
Alpha Dog
"How Beautiful They Were is deeply inventive and an irresistible read."
- Eliot Pattison, Edgar Award winning author of the
Inspector Shan Series and the Bone Rattler series
GOD IS A BULLET
"a shotgun thriller with the cocksure timing of a professional hit."
- Jonathan Keats, New York Times Book Review
"Smart and stylish...a compulsive read...within this taut, obsessive narrative,
Teran also delivers finely honed characters."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Brilliantly Paced. Suspense Packed...Richly Imagined Thriller...It's hard not
to admire God is a Bullet...it's even harder to put the book down."
- Washington Post
CREED OF VIOLENCE
"Teran's considerable skills sneakily transform his characters, who use
language like a concealed weapon. The hallucinogenic epic he traverses with
young John Lourdes produces one of the most exciting literary pairings since
Fagin met Twist."
- Todd Field, Three time Academy nominated
filmmaker (In The Bedroom, Little Children)
"A brutal and often stunningly brilliant novel... Teran excels at creating
memorable characters and building dramatic tension to a fever pitch."
- Booklist Starred Review
Genre: Historical
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