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"A wonderfully entertaining comedy of manners about the dying days of Fleet Street and the cult of celebrity... The Spoiler is a clever, literary romp with flashes of Nancy Mitford and Helen Fielding... A darkly, deliciously witty read" (Independent on Sunday)
"Brilliant ... It grips from the first with verbal polish and razor-sharp satire" (Mail on Sunday)
"Masterful... a strikingly entertaining and accomplished novel" (Sarah Sands Evening Standard)
"A wily, insightful and engaging book about human nature... McAfee has an excellent eye for detail and a wry comic touch... The Spoiler has a cracking plot, alive with twists and turns and meaning" (Sarah Vine The Times)
"Extremely funny and sharply observed... Seizes the noble tradition of the Journalism Novel and rings some delightful changes on it" (Independent)
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"Brilliant ... It grips from the first with verbal polish and razor-sharp satire" (Mail on Sunday)
"Masterful... a strikingly entertaining and accomplished novel" (Sarah Sands Evening Standard)
"A wily, insightful and engaging book about human nature... McAfee has an excellent eye for detail and a wry comic touch... The Spoiler has a cracking plot, alive with twists and turns and meaning" (Sarah Vine The Times)
"Extremely funny and sharply observed... Seizes the noble tradition of the Journalism Novel and rings some delightful changes on it" (Independent)
She'd do anything for a story - a darkly funny and compelling novel about a young female tabloid journalist desperate to further her career.
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- EditoreVintage
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 0099551969
- ISBN 13 9780099551966
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine448
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