![]() ![]() There often seems to be an assumption that the reader will have prior knowledge of whatever’s being discussed. The quality of writing is quite good, if a bit choppy in style – lots of short sentences. She fixes her eye on the goal, and powers ahead until she gets here, quite happily stepping on as many toes as need be. I’ve found some prizes there.)īette Davis comes across in this tell-all much as she does on the screen – confident, outspoken and decidedly unapologetic. ![]() Cheerful, chatty owner – a self-confessed “non-reader” – his store has a quite decent selection, affordably priced for the most part. (The Final Chapter, downtown on George Street, the block between 4th and 5th Avenue, if you’re ever in Prince George, B.C. I already had a generous collection assembled on the front counter, and this particular chap believes in encouraging his repeat customers. ![]() I’d wavered a bit on it, because of the price (let’s just say “not cheap”) but the bookseller kindly gave my a nice discount – without my asking, because I very seldom dicker, figuring most people in the used book business aren’t exactly getting rich. But I do like a good autobiography, no matter who it’s about, and this one passed the browse test recently and found its way home. I’m not a particularly dedicated fan of Bette Davis, though I’ve liked what I’ve seen of her acting – films I can remember watching are Dark Victory, Now, Voyager, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Death on the Nile, and of course, most memorably, that glorious 1950s classic, All About Eve. ![]()
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