Drama suffers from too many acts

The Little Shadows

**By Marina Endicott**

**Hutchinson, €16.35**

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It's easy to understand Marina Endicott's fascination with vaudeville. The world of variety entertainment was infinitely colourful and diverse, and replete with characters operating outside societal norms. As a theatrical genre, it's also defunct, so there's the added appeal of nostalgia.

Endicott sets her story in early 20th-century Canada, focusing on the three Avery sisters, whose journey ...