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David Price

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Many thanks to all the people who supported MASTER ACT on its long journey to the Desk.

I will continue reading when time permits, but if you think I owe you a read, feel free to remind me. I'm not a fast reader, but will do my best to offer honest, constructive feedback when I can.

A very short bio: I grew up in rural Australia, but am now London based. I thought I might become a writer in Grade 3, just after Sister Gertrude of St. Mary of the Angels School gave me a gold star for my essay: 'I Met A Fairy'.

I trained as an actor at New York University with the great teacher and actor Olympia Dukakis. At NYU, I devised a one-man show of Shakespeare's sonnets and have performed 'Love's Rite' in Australia, the USA and London. I have also performed my act 'Select-a-Sonnet' at the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe.

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A very short selection:
'The Tricky Part' Martin Moran
'Never Mind' Edward St. Aubyn
'The Road Less Travelled' M. Scott Peck
'The Power of Now' Eckhart Tolle
'Memoirs of Hadrian' Marguerite Yourcenar

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MASTER ACT: a memoir

David Price

From pride to shame: a boy's fall from grace. From rural Australia to the remote Philippines, the true story of my extraordinary childhood.


This is the story of a little boy who had everything, and lost it.

In fact, he didn't lose it - it was ripped from him. One day he was the apple of everyone's eye, the next he was burdened with a terrible secret. And none of it was his fault, but the boy was too young to know that at the time. He was shocked into pretending that everything was normal when the reverse was true: his whole world had been turned upside down.

Yet the boy's act was so masterful, no-one realized that anything was wrong.


"A hugely impressive piece of writing" James Lark 'More Tea, Jesus?'

"Beautifully written, heartbreaking, yet funny. The language and flow is perfection." Elspeth McGregor 'Paragon'

"A gem" Andrew Stevens 'The Poet'





 

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JennyWren wrote 17 days ago

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Lourdes wrote 53 days ago

David, thank you. It's been such a pleasure knowing of you and intera....

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I wrote 228 days ago

Sara, I've read the first two chapters today. I like the atmosphere you have created in this story, and although I think the first chapter in particular needs some fine tuning, I can see the potential here. The idea of the very old man handing over to the very young girl is a lovely one, and works... view book

I wrote 245 days ago

Lisa, sometimes life throws things at us, and all we can do is struggle through and hope to emerge a better person on the other side. One of the things that has really struck me about your story is how recent these events are. And yet, here you are, moving on, telling us all about these horrendous... view book

I wrote 248 days ago

Annette, I've now read the first three chapters. This is such a treat - extremely well-constructed, engaging and entertaining - with quite a delicious sense of humour underscoring Mara's dilemmas. In fact, it's such accomplished writing, I'm struggling to find anything constructive to suggest, but... view book

I wrote 249 days ago

Jennifer, I've now read all the chapters posted, and I'm so glad I did. In fact, you leave me wanting more. The drama in this story is mesmerising, the writing is wonderfully lean and coherent, and above all, the visceral plight of the characters is extremely moving. On my shelf. David MASTER... view book

I wrote 250 days ago

Dyane, your fine, accomplished work is a pleasure to read. This is not a genre I normally choose to read, and I've still only had time for the first two chapters, but the beautiful, poetic quality of your writing combined with a sensual earthiness underscoring the story and characters are in danger... view book

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