by Simon Callow
A breathtakingly beautiful account of unexpected and
unrequited love
Reviewed by: Helen Harvey
About Helen Harvey
By his own admission, actor and writer Simon Callow is
"the luvviest of the luvvies" that arrogant group of
British thespians, who, donning the illustrious shoes
of the likes of Gielgud and Olivier, consider
themselves a cut above the riff-raff of common soap
stars and the like, who dare to call themselves
actors. And, a cut above, they certainly are.
Unarguably, Callow is a rare creature, possessing not
only truly great acting ability, but inspired vision
as a director, and a literary eloquence that can only
be envied.
Heart-stopping, gut wrenching, sublime, and incredibly
sad. There are not superlatives enough to described
what is my favorite book of all time. Having read,
what must be, thousands of titles in every conceivable
genre, Callow's ability to capture my heart is no
simple feat.
The book details Callow's ascent to the pinnacle of
his profession, but is more concerned in interweaving
the stepping stones of his career path, with the very
critical role that his relationship with his play
agent Peggy Ramsay had in propelling him forward.
He, a gay man, she a heterosexual, forty years his
senior, Peggy was to fall deeply in love with Callow.
For his part Callow deeply loved Peggy's vibrance, and
irascibility. Their odd friendship played out in
front of Aziz, Callow's Egyptian-Turkish lover. One
feels that it was not the vast age difference that was
to leave Callow and Peggy's relationship unconsummated
sexually, but, quite simply, his proclivity for his
own gender.
This strange ménage a trios plays out with heated
jealousies, tempers, and passions, and is
heartbreakingly sublime. How sad, the pathetic figure
of the woman trying desperately to seduce a man that
loves her, yet is not in love with her.
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Copyright © by Helen Harvey, 2002
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