The Forgotten Life of Connie Harris
- Authors
- Church, Carryl
- Publisher
- Choc Lit
- Tags
- historical
- ISBN
- 9781781897980
- Date
- 2024-08-29T07:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.61 MB
- Lang
- en
1951, Devon.
Connie’s job at the Tivoli cinema provides an escape from her alcoholic father, Frank. There she meets and falls in love with projectionist Charlie.
After a whirlwind romance, he splices his proposal into her favourite film, Casablanca , and for the first time, Connie dares to dream of a life beyond the one she’s settled for.
Charlie promises her a happy ending, but for Connie, fate has a different plan.
1996. Seeking fulfilment after his divorce, Eddie takes on the now dilapidated Tivoli cinema, a once-shining gem in Devon. He finds an abandoned film reel with a
I’m sorry.
The film reveals the final frames of Casablanca , with a marriage proposal to someone called Connie Harris . . .
The discovery of an abandoned film reel in a dilapidated cinema reopens the mystery of a missing usherette and the fiancé she left behind.