Reseña del libro "The Goddess And The Gaiety Girl (en Inglés)"
Katie King Is A Girl With Big Dreams For The Future! A Dancer In Theheart Of London?S Theatre Land, Katie Is Awaiting Her Big Break, Whenher Name Will Finally Be In Lights Above The Gaiety Theatre. Fun - Loving, Cute And Adoring Of Her Charming Boyfriend, The Enigmaticharry Carrington, Katie Is Sure That Her Unusual Crowning Glory Ofwild Auburn Curls Will Help Catapult Her Out Of The Chorus Line Andinto The Leading Roles She Deserves.
But Katie?S Dazzling Smile Masks A Tragedy ? She Is Desperately Ill And Her Enforced Absencefrom The Stage Means That She Does Not Have The Money For The Privatehealthcare She So Badly Needs. A Few Streets Away, Illness Has Touched The Life Of Another Young Woman With Distinctive Titian Hair, Larentia. She Is Nursing Her Sick Father, The Eminent Historianprofessor Braintree, And Suffers Similar Horrors When He Is Diagnosedas Incurable. Whilst Brilliant And An Expert In His Field, Theprofessor?S Books Gain Him Respect, Not Money And They Too Cannotafford The Surgery Needed.
At First It Seems That The Only Twothings That The Girls Have In Common Are Their Astoundingly Beautifulhair And A Desperate Need For Money To Employ The Services Of Thepioneering Surgeon Mr. Curtis Sheldon. However, The Sudden Death Ofthe 4Th Duke Of Tregaron, A Cad Of The First Order, Whose Unwantedattentions And Lewd Behaviour Caused A Naive Katie Such Pain In Herfirst Year In London, Results In Harry Coming Up With A Daring Plan To Capitalise On Their Short Lived Relationship. If Larentia Agrees Toplay Her Part, And The New Duke, Justin Garon, Believes Their Storythere Is Just A Chance That They Can Raise Enough Money To Save Bothkatie And The Professor. But Can An Innocent Young Woman, With Noexperience Of The Darker Side Of Life, Be Able To Trick Everyone? Andwhat Will Be The Ultimate Cost Of The Deception If She Fails? For This Final Curtain Call Katie Must Sit Back Stage As Larentia Prepares Togive The Performance Of A Lifetime
