Funny girl / Nick Hornby.
Material type: TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print core seriesPublisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Large print editionDescription: 543 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1410478181
- 9781410478184
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Large Print Book | Main Library | Large Print Fiction | Hornby Nick | Available | 33111008021095 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorSet in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process.
In swinging 60s England, the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The show's writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, feels he's destined for better things. And Sophie Straw, who changed her name and abandoned her old life, must decide whether to keep going, or change the channel.