Val

By Michael Scott Curnes

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885487193
• ISBN13: 9781885487193
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Brownell & Carroll
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Valentino Lives On! BRAVO!

This a must read! The characters in this book jump right out at you and nibble at you until you've entered their world! I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN UNTIL I FINISHED IT. The Author, Michael Curnes is a gifted writer. Curnes is able to bring to life Valentino's spirit into the present world. The story takes place in the present but Rudolph Valentino's spirit enters with humor and style from the past to influence a young actor. This book is so fascinating that I found myself wanting to know more about the past- more about silent film stars- Curnes completely provokes our imagination....he makes us start to imagine...what if? Michael like an energetic spider- weaves a magical web that won't let us go free until we reach the book's end....he entertains and constructs his web with the nimble fingers of a talented writer...giving his readers an exhilerating, tasteful ride. There are many surprises in this fast paced treasure and the ending catches you off guard and is unique. Curnes, while in the present day, takes you back to the 1920's silent era past to give you glimpses and peeks at both time periods...the past becomes the present and the present transends the past... which will cause you to think about the book and the characters he breathes life into, long after you are able to put the book down....I applaud you Michael Curnes for giving this reader several hours of real pleasure...I thank you for your sensitivity for letting your readers into the spirit world...and now because of your gift as an author I will forever find myself wondering how many spirits are around us....I will forever imagine the endless possibilities that might exist in the world....and I will forever feel the Roaring of the 20s and hear "That Night in Araby" playing far off in the distance and once in a while if I squint in the early evening I just might catch a glimpse of a Sheik's bright turban in my living room as I sit myself down to play music I am unfamiliar with and as my fingers are moved by Rudolph Valentino's presence I know he is very eagerly getting ready for his final close-up. BRAVO MICHAEL CURNES and thanks for bringing Rudolph Valentino to me and for keeping his spirit alive!