BILLY LIAR by Keith Waterhouse ( 9780241973646 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

BILLY LIAR

By:

Keith Waterhouse

Format:

Paperback

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£12.99

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£9.48

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ISBN 10:

0241973643

ISBN 13:

9780241973646

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Publisher:

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

6 August, 2015

Series:

Penguin Essentials

Pages:

176

Description:

Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.

Synopsis:

The classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.

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Penguin Books Ltd

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