Stella Kirby spent nine years running away; leaving home to find her freedom as an actress. Now she has decided that the only role left to play is the prodigal daughter returned; hoping to rediscover herself amongst the familiar surroundings of her childhood home; Eden End.Priestley has a special tenderness for Eden End and for it he created some of his most fragile; gentle characters. The stoical Dr Kirby; his younger son Wilfred; desperate to prove himself a man of the world; and Lilian; the daughter who stayed at home; are a sharply observed and instantly recognisable family; with all its dreams and disappointments.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Good bookBy David KerrI havent been able to buy this book; but I have read it. It is very good; and doesnt just talk about the play; about half the essays are significantly focused on the movie version of Glengarry Glen Ross; and there are a few that are completely focused on it. I believe one even makes a case that the movie is better than the play (which I agree with). A great book if you are interested in Mamets work of genius!