British – BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD

September 6, 2017 / Vickie Lester

Imagine a playwright writing a character four centuries ago that is still vividly familiar to us today… William Kuhn

M.B. What inspired you to write a story with Prince Harry as your main character? W.K. I saw a production of Shakespeare’s two Henry IV plays. I was surprised to find how much Shakespeare’s Prince Hal resembles the modern Prince Harry. Isn’t it great when someone from today suddenly illuminates…

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September 5, 2017 / Vickie Lester

Free! On Kindle! You won’t be able to put it down…

“It’s about a lazy prince. Nobody thinks he’s got a brain. All he does is drink and joke around and hang out with lowlifes in the bar. Even his father thinks he’s a zero. Then all of a sudden, he has to go to war. Nobody thinks he can hack…

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July 23, 2017 / Vickie Lester

“A little laughter in grim times is better than Xanax.” an interview with author, William Kuhn

I had the happy chance to meet William Kuhn through his bookshelves before I met him in person. In 2015 my husband was working on a film in Boston, and after subletting the author’s apartment, he wrote to me, “Come here and stay, you will love it.” On a humid…

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January 16, 2016 / Vickie Lester

“My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.” Noel Coward

It’s always lovely to visit NoelCoward.com

November 7, 2015 / Vickie Lester

The British have an umbilical cord that has never been cut..

…and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them at times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently, and nothing can be done, and not one move made, until a “nice cup of tea” is quickly made. There is no question that it brings…

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October 10, 2014 / Vickie Lester

“Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach.” Noel Coward

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Imagine a playwright writing a character four centuries ago that is still vividly familiar to us today… William Kuhn

Free! On Kindle! You won’t be able to put it down…

“A little laughter in grim times is better than Xanax.” an interview with author, William Kuhn

“My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.” Noel Coward

The British have an umbilical cord that has never been cut..

“Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach.” Noel Coward