Soho

Soho

by KeithWaterhouse (Author)

Synopsis

A tour de force from the creator of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and Billy Liar. No London neighbourhood more resembles the restless downstream tide of the Thames than the ragged square mile of Soho, and into this human rabbit warren one evening slips Alex Singer, a student from Leeds in pursuit of his errant girlfriend. Twenty-four hours, three deaths, one fire and one mugging later, seduced, traduced and befriended, Alex is on his way to the Soho Ball. In this fast, funny and superbly crafted novel, Keith Waterhouse draws a vibrant portrait of London's liveliest quarter past and present and of its eccentric inhabitants.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 19 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 0340766603
ISBN 13: 9780340766606

Media Reviews
'Quite easily the wittiest and best chronicler of contemporary life' The Sunday Telegraph 2 'You stay gripped from the opening paragraph... It crackles with insight about the nature of sexual obsession' Val Hennessy in the Daily Mail 3 'He can be angrily oratorical, bluntly rude, soberly informative, boozily clownish, but cannot stop being very, very funny' Alan Brien in The Sunday Times
Author Bio
In a long and highly successful career, Keith Waterhouse has published thirteen 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 has written widely for television, cinema and the theatre, including the highly successful play Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, and writes an award-winning column for the Daily Mail. He has also published two acclaimed memoris, City Lights and Streets Ahead.