In this tale of loyalty and betrayal, madness and ecstasy, the players must choose what roles to play before the curtain falls. Part coming-of-age story, part confession, If We Were Villains explores the magical and dangerous boundary between art and life. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. But in their fourth and final year, the balance of power begins to shift, good-natured rivalries turned ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make believe. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extra. Ten years before: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Until that year, we saw no further than the books in front of our faces.’ There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.‘Enter the players.
When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. As a young actor studying at an elite conservatory, Oliver felt doomed to always be in his friends shadows. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life. Description for If We Were Villains Paperback. The novel concerns a murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at the fictional Dellecher Shakespeare conservatory and primarily takes place during his fourth and final year at the conservatory. Rio, first published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. Here I am now ready to reread the great works and give them another chance. As a reader who has been strongly opposed to touching any Shakespeare after my distaste when it was forced into my curriculum growing up. Stars Thoughts: My drama and literature teachers would be so proud if they knew how much analyzing I did while reading this. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. If We Were Villains is the debut novel of American author M. 4/5: 4.25 Secrets carry weight, like lead.
Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret History Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed.
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