Relative Times (Paperback)

Family stories abound in this roving account of the lives of seven of Rupert Frazer's colourful relatives. As a child, he was enthralled by these stories. Their grip on his imagination never let go. Defining a generation scarred by two world wars, they act as a testament to these men and women's resilience, courage, sense of fun and appetite for life. It was no accident that Rupert became an actor and made the telling of stories his profession. Nor has it been a coincidence that many of the stories in the plays, films and television productions he has appeared in over a forty year career have carried striking parallels to the real lives of his relatives. Relative Times makes some inspired connections between what is fact and what is fictionalised, between reality and dramatisation, and reminds us what little difference exists between the two.