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TALENT - first published in 1988 - was the second of a trio of popular novels by Nigel Rees, this one being a saga of the entertainment industry: Liverpool, 1963. The year of Beatlemania, mop-tops and mini-skirts, when Merseyside suddenly becomes the centre of the universe. Three young people meet in the smoky darkness of the Cavern Club and embark on a triangular relationship of rivalry, dependence, trickery and love. Grant’s reserve masks a streak of ruthless ambition that will lead him to the top of the entertainment business – but as a manager, not as the star he longs to be. Tom’s feckless Irish charm will always get in the way of his talent, but so what? As long as he’s got a drink in his hand and a girl in his bed, life can’t be all bad. Carly is torn between the two. At first sight a typical dolly bird with her long, long hair and her short, short skirt, Carly has more talent than meets the eye, but who is right for her? Merseyside is in their blood, but each must leave the city to make it in the wide world of pop records and rock musicals, a journey which takes them from Liverpool to LA, from the West End to Broadway – as three young people, their friends and hangers-on, discover how to survive in the most ruthless and rewarding of worlds. 'In this, his second novel, Nigel Rees has come up with a winning combination for a first class story ... he has captured the excitement of the era and the world of showbusiness perfectly - which made me feel very nostalgic - and sorry that the book had to end' - DAILY NEWS 'This novel captures the essence of a unique period when ambition was currency and dreams and reality were difficult to separate' - SUNDAY MORNING POST