An intense psychological drama set in a womens prison; in which a mother and daughter try to break through the barriers of time; memory and punishment which separate them. Josie is seeing her mother Fay for the first time in a while #150; she#8217;s never walked into a prison before; and she#8217;s been putting it off for fifteen years. Fay is serving life for murdering her husband with a kitchen knife. Her daughter needs to find out why she can#8217;t remember anything that came before that terrible night; why her own mother would kill her father. Uncovering the memories they share is going to be more perilous than either of them can imagine... First staged at the Edinburgh Festival; Iron won the John Whiting Award in 2003. exceptionally gripping and deeply moving... psychological drama at its best Telegraph quietly impressive... a love story about how women love men unwisely and too well; and about the painful; twisted; sacred love between mothers and daughters Guardian
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful. Finally a book for the die hard fans.By BAT71Excellent book. Any die hard will appreciate. A lot of behind the scenes information not before known. Most interesting the description of the tension that existed between the band and Prince as he encouraged them to be part of his grand vision only to simultaneously distance himself as he became a superstar. Former manager Bob Cavallo provides some of the most interesting insights as does production coordinator Alan Leeds. These guys were able to assess the dynamics of what was going on with intelligence and detachment even while admitting that Prince ultimately; when it came to the vision of the movie; knew better than everyone. However; its also interesting to see; as a lifelong Prince fan; that Prince clearly was never able (or willing) to again put that much focus into any other subsequent project. He was obviously frustrated with the among of time and energy it took to bring the entire plan to fruition; including the subsequent touring; which he cut short after 6 months; never taking the obvious step of taking the tour to Europe; which would have extended the whole Purple Rain period for another 6-12 months. Light does a great job of illustrating the awe and frustration of everyone in the camp at that time and it makes for a fast; engaging read. Highly recommended.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. One of the best bios I have ever readBy A. Joseph OrlandoIf you want to know who Prince is then read this book. It really is no accident that he became a success. Luck had a lot to do with it; but he seized the opportunity of taking advantage and most importantly being AWARE of the time he was in. I felt by the end of it I knew how this person became the insane talent that he is known as today. And to tell you quite honestly it was inspiring because it showed you the building blocks on how to achieve greatness. Its a lot of work. Its repetition. Its practice. Its heartache. Its migraines. Its broken relationships. Its coming to terms of who you are as a person. Its treating your goals as a job. And at the end of the day thats what separates the achievers from the underachievers. I cant even begin to tell how inspiring this book was. Whatever your career or pursuits in life are you will find value in this book. I will be reading this periodically. You should too.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Some of the book was greatBy V. P.This book was just OK; thats all. I enjoyed the info about The Time and of course Prince and the Revolution. I remember seeing the movie when it first came out and my favorite part was Princes performance of Darling Nikki; I mean the man was possessed. I really loved Prince; he was beautiful; talented; fiercely independent and just fearless. This book made me angry a few times when some of the members of the Revolution tried to paint Prince as some ragging crazy; arrogant creature. No; unfortunately I didnt know the man personally but; I do know that being a genius can be a double edged sword. Withthe responsibilities Prince had and all the music in his head; I feel he was entitled to act a fool without being judged so harshly. After all If it werent forPrince many of the folks he put on payroll wouldnt be too much of anything. Im glad I purchased the book but; wish their was more from Prince in it.