An early hit can be both a blessing and a curse for celebrated young writers such as Polly StenhamThe word "promise", as anyone who has been a partner or a parent knows, always risks being thrown back at you. But when applied to artistic potential, the term can be most destructive. Generations of cultural beginners have shivered at the prophecy of the critic Cyril Connolly, published in 1938, that "who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on June 18, 2014