Soho

Soho

by KeithWaterhouse (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 18 Oct 2001

ISBN 10: 0340766611
ISBN 13: 9780340766613
Book Overview: A tour de force from the creator of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and Billy Liar.

Media Reviews
Quite easily the wittiest and best chronicler of contemporary life
His comic evocation of place and people and his humane descriptions of Soho's lowlife bring the present and the past effortlessly together. * Claire Allfree, Metro *
You stay gripped from the opening paragraph ... It crackles with insight about the nature of sexual obsession
Waterhouse uses Alex's saucer-eyed awareness of So-oh's otherness to take the reader on a wistful and gently amusing trawl through the area. Even episodes of sexual perversion and murder are recounted with a deft lightness of touch, though a metropolitan cynicism lurks on the peripheries of this entertaining farce. * Chris Power, The Times *
Keith Waterhouse's satire of London life is pin-sharp and teeming with gloriously reprehensible characters. He is one of Britain's finest journalists. SOHO is a timely reminder of how good a storyteller he is. * Simon Shaw, Mail on Sunday *
He can be angrily oratorical, bluntly rude, soberly informative, boozily clownish, but cannot stop being very, very funny
A treat for sore brains
With its breakneck pacing and kinetic characters, SOHO captures the ever- morphing nature of the area.
highly entertaining. Rather like a night out in Soho.
A timely reminder of how good a storyteller he is. * Simon Shaw, Mail on Sunday *
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 memoirs, City Lights and Streets Ahead.