Tom Houghton
As a boy growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Tom Houghton escapes the harshness of the schoolyard by cocooning himself in the cinema of the golden age of Hollywood.When he discovers that his favourite actress, Katharine Hepburn, modelled herself on her brother, Thomas Houghton Hepburn,...
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As a boy growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Tom Houghton escapes the harshness of the schoolyard by cocooning himself in the cinema of the golden age of Hollywood.When he discovers that his favourite actress, Katharine Hepburn, modelled herself on her brother, Thomas Houghton Hepburn, Tom sinks deeper into his fantasy life. Determined to reveal his true identity
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ISBN:
9781925184556
Publisher: Simon & Schuster AU
Pages no: 295
Edition language: English
I really really enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a slow burn for me. By the time I got to the end I was hooked. Some may bemoan its lack of 'bitchy' witticisms. But this book was never going to have that. It is really about the process of belonging, how that can go wrong for a person and the venee...