Following a fantastic opening book club night discussing Borstal Boys, our next online book club night will be held on January 27th at 7pm. This time round will will discuss Painted Faces by Irish author, L.H. Cosway.
Painted Faces by L.H. Cosway
Blurb taken from Amazon
Come forth with an open mind, for an unconventional tale of love..
Dublin native Freda Wilson considers herself to be an acquired taste. She has a habit of making offensive jokes and speaking her mind too often. She doesn’t have the best track record with first impressions, which is why she gets a surprise when her new neighbour Nicholas takes a shine to her.
Nicholas is darkly handsome, funny and magnetic, and Freda feels like her black and white existence is plunged into a rainbow of colour when she’s around him. When he walks into a room he lights it up, with his quick wit and charisma. He is a travelling cabaret performer, but Freda doesn’t know exactly what that entails until the curtains pull back on his opening night. She is gob-smacked and entirely intrigued to see him take to the stage in drag.
Later on, Nicholas asks her if she would like to become his show assistant. Excited by the idea, she jumps at the chance. Soon she finds herself immersed in a world of wigs, make-up and high heels, surrounded by pretty men and the temptation of falling for her incredibly beautiful employer.
In this story of passion and sexual discovery, Nicholas and Freda will contend with jealousy, emotional highs and lows, and the kind of love that only comes around once in a lifetime.
The book is available from all good and bad booksellers, on Kindle and audiobook.
Book your place! (Pardon the pun)
We’d love for you to join us for our first book club of 2025!
The book club will take place online and tickets for the event are free.
As always, we strive to ensure that our events are a safe space for our LGBTQ community and friends. To do this, we ask that you register for the event beforehand. You can read our privacy policy here.
You can book your place at the event here or in the Eventbrite widget below.
The link will go live at 1855 on January 27th and our moderator will allow you enter the Zoom meeting. You will receive the link to join the event in your confirmation email. Please keep this safe. We will also send you a reminder just before the event.
If you have any comments or questions, please email londonirishlgbtnetwork@gmail.com
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