The Stars' Tennis Balls
The Stars' Tennis Balls
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So begins a year-long process of torment and hopelessness, which will destroy his very identity, until almost nothing remains of him but this unquenchable desire for revenge. 'Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality.
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The Stars' Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry
Ned Maddstone has the world at his feet. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily. But an unfortunate confrontation with a boy in his school results in a prank that goes badly wrong and suddenly he's incarcerated - without chance of release. So begins a year-long process of torment and hopelessness, which will destroy his very identity, until almost nothing remains of him but this unquenchable desire for revenge. 'Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality. When he speaks you listen. When he writes, you read' Literary Review 'Keeps you simultaneously gripped and chuckling throughout' Later
A gruesome romp through the canon of human wickedness * The Times *
Fry isn't just a good writer as comedians go - he's a great writer by the standards of any British contemporary.. gleaming and wit-fuelled... It keeps you simultaneously gripped and chuckling throughout. * Later *
A Count of Monte Cristo for the dot.com generation... Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality. When he speaks you listen. When he writes, you read. * Literary Review *
Stylish... written up with zest and humour... a page-turner and full of fun * Spectator *
Fry isn't just a good writer as comedians go - he's a great writer by the standards of any British contemporary.. gleaming and wit-fuelled... It keeps you simultaneously gripped and chuckling throughout. * Later *
A Count of Monte Cristo for the dot.com generation... Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality. When he speaks you listen. When he writes, you read. * Literary Review *
Stylish... written up with zest and humour... a page-turner and full of fun * Spectator *
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus and The Liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos and Heroes, his retelling of the Greek myths, are both Sunday Times bestsellers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099471554 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099471558 |
| Title | The Stars' Tennis Balls |
| Author | Stephen Fry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2004-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |