Published in paperback by Corvus, £7.99 (ebook £2.99)
When Frances left California to become a hard-hitting newspaper journalist in London, she had no idea that redundancy lay ahead of her. Penniless, jobless and hungry, she starts to lose hope, until an old interviewee offers her an opportunity that she cannot (financially) turn down.
That interviewee is Augusta Price – a once-famous actress who now spends more time in rehab than on TV. When Augusta hears that her former lover is planning to write an autobiography that might contradict her recently published not-so-factual book, Augusta goes on a mission to ensure that her version of events remain the only one in print.
While this book has many funny moments, the characters are not wholly original and the pace is at times slow. Having said that, Augusta’s character does develop throughout the story and her sadness and fragility become clear.
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