The Three Hearts of the Octopus

This third collection of work, by actor and writer Tim Dalgleish, follows on from his two previous books 'The Purple Rose and other Essays' and 'Orwell, Two Guinea Pigs, A Cat and A Goat and other essays'. This volume includes essays on meeting the film director Ken Loach, the work of contemporary Artist Shelly Wyn-de-Bank, literary figures Alan Moore the graphic novelist, Primo Levi, Ana s Nin, George Orwell, Arthur Koestler, Robert Bolt, Victorian photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, as well as more personal pieces on bringing up children, suicide within the family and the grieving process. There are also essays on Shakespeare, Ealing Comedies, Egypt's Lost Cities, Hermeticism, a long essay the trials of being an oral historian and several poems and short pieces of fiction. Tim Dalgleish's previous work includes numerous plays, two books of poetry and his book 'Playing Macbeth: An Actor's Journey into the Role' which has been called a 'Fantastic insider's account' and 'Insightful, entertaining, a lesson in process of any kind, really honest assessments, beautiful language, authentic and alive... loved it' receiving five star reviews on Amazon, Audible and Reader's Favorite.