Bimbo
Bimbo
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$10.00
Condition - Very Good
2 In stock
Regular price
$10.00
Condition - Very Good
2 In stock
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Bimbo by Keith Waterhouse
Grossly misrepresented in her ghosted memoirs, Page Three glamour girl Debra Chase determines to set the record straight. Here then is the truth about her dizzy rise to fame via Tulse Hill's most revered fashion school, her liaisons with the entire Seathorpe soccer team and the lecherous Sir Monty Pratt MP, and her ensuing downfall. Written with sardonic wit and compassionate insight, this is a masterpiece of characterisation and a wickedly entertaining satire on British society.
A treat for sore brains * Spectator *
A great tragi-comedy. . this book is up there in lights with the funniest, the saddest and the best novels in English. It is wrought by a massive intelligence operating an exquisite and lacerating sense of irony * Daily Mail *
Hilarious . . . with a ring of authenticity in every gleeful and sleazy line * She *
It takes a hugely skilled wordsmith to make a banal world like Debra Chase's such compulsive reading . . . Read. Enjoy * Literary Review *
The sort of story which will make you laugh until you cry * Scotsman *
A finely crafted pastiche, as well done in its own way as Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor * GQ *
A great tragi-comedy. . this book is up there in lights with the funniest, the saddest and the best novels in English. It is wrought by a massive intelligence operating an exquisite and lacerating sense of irony * Daily Mail *
Hilarious . . . with a ring of authenticity in every gleeful and sleazy line * She *
It takes a hugely skilled wordsmith to make a banal world like Debra Chase's such compulsive reading . . . Read. Enjoy * Literary Review *
The sort of story which will make you laugh until you cry * Scotsman *
A finely crafted pastiche, as well done in its own way as Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor * GQ *
In a long and highly successful career, Keith Waterhouse published fifteen novels, including Billy Liar (which has been filmed and staged) and Our Song (also staged), seven non-fiction books and seven collections of journalism. He wrote widely for television, cinema and the theatre, including the highly successful play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell. He also published two acclaimed memoirs, City Lights and Streets Ahead. He died on 4th September 2009.
| SKU | GOR006335186 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781444753875 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444753878 |
| Title | Bimbo |
| Author | Keith Waterhouse |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2014-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
