Memoirs Of A Dance-Hall Romeo (1990) - Plot & Excerpts
Oliver Shaw is the main character in this coming of age novel. This character, Oliver, appears to be based on Harry Patterson (Jack Higgins) himself, as they share a similar past and Oliver's path from Army to teaching to novelist roughly follows the trajectory of the path taken by the writer himself.In terms of the actual quality of the book, it's a significant departure from the trashy thriller fiction his pen name is most associated with and is not too badly written even if filled with cliches and coarseness ("The moment I entered her, breasts or no breasts, I discharged.").The chapters are a somewhat interesting format with each being devoted to the conquest of a lady (Ava, Gloria, Helen, Imogene, Lucy, Olive & Harriet). At the end of the day, despite the substantial change of topic and interesting chapter format the writing of the encounters between Oliver and his ladies seemed vulgar and coarsely conveyed which didn't appeal much to this reader.
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