Frank D. Gilroy (1925–2015)
Author of The Subject Was Roses
About the Author
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Works by Frank D. Gilroy
About those roses;: Or, How not to do a play and succeed, and the text of The subject was roses (1965) 13 copies
Present Tense. Four Plays: So Please Be Kind; Come Next Tuesday; 'Twas Brillig; Present Tense (Acting Edition) (1981) 3 copies
Associated Works
The Tony winners: A collection of ten exceptional plays, winners of the Tony Award for the most distinguished play of… (1977) — Contributor — 6 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Gilroy, Frank Daniel
- Other names
- Blessing, Bert (pseudonym)
- Birthdate
- 1925-10-13
- Date of death
- 2015-09-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, USA
- Place of death
- Monroe, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Education
- Dartmouth College (AB|1950)
Yale School of Drama - Occupations
- Playwright
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Reviews
Great comedic western story. A novel that focuses on the theme of legend VS reality. Graham Dorsey is a comedic riot. This book was made into a film with Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. It is a little seen film, and a rare comedy with Charles Bronson. The film is very close to the book, with the exception of the beginning of this book, not being in the film. I recommend this book to anyone that likes romance, westerns, or just funny stories.
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- Popularity
- #123,688
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 26
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Abbie LaFleur has just moved to Graceville from Boston to start her life anew. Unfortunately for her nobody tells Abbie not to swim in the lake behind her house. As Abbies goes for increasingly lengthy nighttime swims she begins to develop strange side effects from her swimming that end up turning her into something monstrous.
This was a pretty short story and while it wasn't anything super special, it was kind of creepy and engaging enough.
Abbie is your typical "I want to start my life anew" type of woman. She's just gotten out of a bad relationship and is starting a new job in hopes of remodeling her life. As a result of her nighttime swims her live does get completely remodeled, just not in the way she was hoping.
The story is well written and it was easy to imagine the setting. Abbie was a very realistic character and easy to engage with. I thought the story itself was a bit predictable...as soon as Abbie started getting a bit fishy I totally knew how things were going to end.
Overall if you like creepy stories about monsters this is a decent read. It is well written, if a bit predictable. It never really gets scary but was a fun quick read. I didn't like it enough to pick up more by this author, but I enjoyed it well enough for what it was.… (more)