A review by lucy_qhuay
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone by Tennessee Williams

2.0

Mrs Karen Stone, a faded American actress is adrift in life.

She gave up her career after a disastrous experience playing Juliet, her ridiculous husband, with whom she had a mother-son relationship died two years ago and to top it all, she's nothing but a shadow of her former self.

Well in her fifties, she can't accept the reality she's old now, the beauty which was once a shield and a means to gain power, fame and privilege, gone.

She is currently living in Rome, wandering around spending her late husband's fortune and socializing with shallow, insipid creatures worse than herself, while trying to come to terms with her reality.

So it is that she meets and falls prey to Paolo, a cruel, vain 30 years younger gigolo, who cares about nothing but how others, be it male or female, will provide for him.

This is an enjoyable enough read, since the writing is quite good, but I can't say I truly liked it, since I didn't really care about the characters or the plot in general.

I'm sure this author must have better works.