About the book

There were many who said that Riley appeared older than his years. He finished school at an early age, leaving a harsh childhood behind him, full of optimism and secure in the knowledge that his teacher, Fred Beardsley, had faith in him. Neither of them could have envisaged at the time how their lives would be intertwined. Over the subsequent years, Fred observed with amazement Riley's rise to fame and fortune. As for his relationship with Nyrene, the leading lady at The Little Palace Theater in Fellburn, that did indeed change although not in the way that Riley had envisaged.