Frida Slattery as Herself by Ana Kinsella: book review
Frida Slattery as Herself by Ana Kinsella When Frida Slattery and John Reddan's paths collide, they're both a little lost, early in their careers and desperate to make something great. Or, in Frida's case, to find acting work at all. While John is gaining momentum as a director, he's still young and hungry, desperate to find the project that will solidify his future prospects. Out of drama school, Frida hasn't managed to do much. But when they meet in a pub in 2005, everything changes. John finds his muse, and Frida finds her first major role in Dublin theatre. As the book traverses the next sixteen years, the two fall in and out of each other's lives both romantically and creatively. What they shared together left an indelible mark on them both, but how that patinas in the memory is different. This is a long novel about a long period of time, but Kinsella makes this work. She keeps us intimately close to the characters as they evolve and often spend more time...
