NEW RELEASE
One Night Only - Sue Welfare (2012)
Helen Redford once had a glittering soap career, but for the past few years work has been drying up. Her agent Arthur thinks appearing on TV series Roots would be the boost her career needs. But does Helen really want a TV crew digging into the secrets of her past? Persuaded to go with it she goes back to her home town, and for one night only she performs a one-woman show that will lay the skeletons of her past to rest once and for all. The book is set between the current day of Helen filming Roots and her story of breaking into show business. The two stories are entwined with the secrets being exposed in the filming of Roots. It's a well told, enjoyable story that has you racing through the chapters. (AB)
One Night Only, by Sue Welfare, explores the pitfalls of fame, friendship and family secrets. The synopsis says: "Fame and fortune can't hide the secrets of her past. When fading soap star Helen Redford goes back to her old home town to make a TV show about her glittering career she catches a glimpse of the might-have-beens that drove her to leave in the first place. Ex-boyfriends, old scores to settle, friendships gone sour, chances not taken, and secrets about Helen's family that have haunted her since she was a little girl. Will Helen be able to put her past to rest?" One Night Only is out in March.