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Spies and Stars: MI5, Showbusiness and Me

Spies and Stars: MI5, Showbusiness and Me

by Charlotte Bingham (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

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Synopsis

The wickedly funny sequel to the MI5 and Me, described by Tatler as 'a stone cold comic classic', following the irrepressible Lottie's adventures in 1950s London London in the 1950s. Lottie is a reluctant typist at MI5 and the even more reluctant daughter of the organisation's most illustrious spy. Now she has had the bad luck to fall in love with Harry, a handsome if frustrated young actor, who has also been press-ganged into the family business, acting as one of her father's undercover agents in the Communist hotbed of British theatre. Together the two young lovers embark on a star-studded adventure through the glittering world of theatre - but, between missing files, disapproving parents, and their own burgeoning creative endeavours, life is about to become very complicated indeed...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 07 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 1526608685
ISBN 13: 9781526608680
Book Overview: The wickedly funny sequel to the MI5 and Me, described by Tatler as 'a stone cold comic classic', following the irrepressible Lottie's adventures in 1950s London

Media Reviews
Praise for MI5 and Me: 'Astonishing ... She still has all the exuberant delight of a teenager in telling stories to make herself and other people laugh. Long may she write -- Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *
The sort of light, frothy book that makes your laugh out loud on public transport * Daily Mail, Books of the Summer 2018 *
Hilarious and candid ... Filled with period detail, Bingham's memoir is entertaining and extraordinary -- Hannah Beckerman * Observer *
A fun and breezy read * Observer, Best summer books 2018 *
A Jilly Cooper heroine in a John le Carre world -- Libby Purves * Times Literary Supplement *
A stone-cold comic classic ... Joyfully silly * Tatler *
Sparky and larky -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Guardian *
Much fun it is ... Brilliant, sly, charming and flighty * Spectator *
One funny story follows another ... You will be sure to find this book a most entertaining and enjoyable read * Country Life *
Author Bio
Charlotte Bingham wrote her first book, Coronet Among the Weeds, a memoir of her life as a debutante, at the age of 19. It was published in 1963 and became an instant bestseller. Her father, John Bingham, the 7th Baron Clanmorris, was a member of M15 where Charlotte Bingham worked as a secretary. He was an inspiration for John le Carre's character George Smiley. Charlotte Bingham went on to write thirty-three internationally bestselling novels and, in partnership with her late husband Terence Brady, a number of successful, plays, films and TV series including Upstairs Downstairsand Take Three Girls. She lives in Somerset. charlottebingham.com