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Surrounded by a glamorous inner circle tied to theatre and fashion, she navigates social expectations, family dynamics, and the tensions between artistic prestige and public snobbery. As Aunt Rosa treats her like a young woman and arranges shopping for an extravagant outfit, the chapter builds anticipation for how the night’s invitations will reshape her view of their world.","Contents  \n1. The Actor  \n2. Chapter 1  \n3. Chapter 2  \n4. Chapter 3  \n5. Chapter 4  \n6. Chapter 5  \n7. Chapter 6  \n8. Chapter 7  \n9. Chapter 8  \n10. Chapter 9  \n11. Chapter 10  \n12. Chapter 11  \n13. Chapter 12  \n14. Chapter 13  \n15. Chapter 14  \n16. Chapter 15  \n17. Chapter 16  \n18. Chapter 17  \n19. Chapter 18  \n20. Chapter 19  \n21. Chapter 20  \n22. Chapter 21  \n23. Chapter 22  \n24. Chapter 23  \n25. Chapter 24  \n26. Chapter 25  \n27. Chapter 26  \n28. Chapter 27  \n29. Chapter 28  \n30. Chapter 29  \n31. Chapter 30  \n32. Chapter 31  \n33. Chapter 32  \n34. Chapter 33  \n35. Chapter 34  \n36. Chapter 35  \n37. Chapter 36  \n38. Chapter 37  \n39. Chapter 38  \n40. Chapter 39  \n41. Chapter 40  \n42. Chapter 41  \n43. Chapter 42  \n44. Chapter 43  \n45. Chapter 44  \n46. If you enjoyed this book...  \n47. About Noël Cades  \n48. Other books by Noël Cades  \nGuide  \n1. Contents  \n2. Start of Content  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThe Actor  \nNoël Cades  \nThis book is dedicated to Tante Rose [http://www.noelcades.com](http://www.noelcades.com-click here)[-click](http://www.noelcades.com-click here)[ ](http://www.noelcades.com-click here)[here](http://www.noelcades.com-click here) for a FREE GIFT  \nThis book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or  \ndead is entirely coincidental  \nCopyright © 2020 Noël Cades All rights reserved.  \nISBN-13: 978-0-6480874-8-9  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter 1  \nLondon, New Year ’s Eve, 1998  \nI first met the Actor when I was fifteen.  \nI was staying in London with my Aunt Rosa and Uncle Gerard, while my parents were overseas. They were very different from my parents. Aunt Rosa ran a fashionable art gallery and was terribly stylish. Many of her friends were connected to the theatre or the world of fashion, and her life was a whirl of social activity which was all part of her business as well.  \nUncle Gerard was quieter, though he was in fact the greater celebrity. He was a renowned composer, at least that was the epithet always used by the newspapers. This was because he was famous, as he had written the scores for a couple of popular West End musicals, but also because he was respected for having composed classic symphonies as well. The snobbery over this was ridiculous, Aunt Rosa always said, because the musicals madesquillions more than the symphonies. But somehow, people felt it was acceptable to look askance at the lower brow forms of music, while enjoying the very luxurious hospitality they bought.  \nAunt Rosa didn’t care. She was the kind of woman who enjoyed life and people and had no problem being generous towards those I felt were utter hypocrites. \"Let them sneer!\" she said.  \n\"But don’t you mind?\" I asked. There had been a particularly spiteful review of Uncle Gerard’s latest musical in one of the newspapers that morning, written by a critic whom I knew that my aunt and uncle had had to dinner many times.  \n\"Goodness no, darling. Water off a duck’s back. It’s column inches, nothing more.\"  \nI was sure Uncle Gerard must mind, though admittedly he never showed it if he did. Most of their friends, the inner circle, were decent people at least. Not spiteful, anyway.  \nAunt Rosa and Uncle Gerard had no children. Whether by choice or circumstance I had no idea, but it made Aunt Rosa delighted to dote on me-\"my favourite niece!\" -when I was deposited with her every other year or so. I was her only niece. If she treated me more like an exotic pet or an accessory than a child, I didn’t mind.  \nBut now I was fifteen. So far as Aunt Rosa was concerned, I was suddenly a young woman. She was having one of her parties, on New Year ’s Eve, and saw no reason why I shouldn’t come.  \n\"There’ll be some amusing people. Perhaps no one quite your age, but you won’t mind that, will you?\"  \nI wasn’t sure whether I would mind or not. I doubted it. I felt as though I were finally getting a set of keys to their glamorous world. 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