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Media type Print Originally published 6 November 2014 Page count 342 (hardcover edition) | 3.4/5 Publication date 6 November 2014 ISBN 978-0-670-92280-2 Genre Novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pages 342 (hardcover edition) Similar Nick Hornby books, Novels |
Funny Girl is a 2014 novel by the British writer Nick Hornby.
Synopsis
The novel is about Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool of 1964, who decides to forego ideas of becoming a beauty queen. She heads for London, determined to make her mark as a television comedian, inspired by her idol Lucille Ball. After finding a job on a cosmetics counter in a London department store, she meets a theatrical agent, Brian Debenham, who finds her an audition for a television sitcom pilot based around the domestic life of a newlywed couple. Taking the name Sophie Straw, she becomes a star.
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