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Why I'm Not A Millionaire
- Author
- Nancy Spain
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 10 December 2020
- Run Time
- 10 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: writers
What to expect
'Some people thought her merely bohemian, but others were grateful to have so engaging a role-model' INDEPENDENT
The superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author - a woman very much ahead of her time.
Nancy Spain was one of the most celebrated - and notorious - writers and broadcasters of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Hilarious, controversial and brilliant, she lived openly as a lesbian (sharing a household with her two lovers and their various children) and was frequently litigated against for her newspaper columns - Evelyn Waugh successfully sued her for libel... twice. She was also a fantastic crime novelist (and according to the Guardian, one of the 50 best female crime thriller writers of all time) writing with a unique style that marries the acid wit of Dorothy Parker with the intricacy of plotting worthy of Agatha Christie.
WHY I AM NOT A MILLIONAIRE, has the same wit, style and fascinating detail - first published in 1956, with an introductory note from Noel Coward.
After her death in a plane crash in 1964, Noel Coward commented: 'It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out, when so many bores and horrors are left living.'
Critics Review
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She was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal in leading the way
Sandi Toksvig
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Some people thought her merely bohemian, but others were grateful to have so engaging a role-model
INDEPENDENT
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Nancy's great qualities were her zest for life and her warm, North-country heart
TATLER
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It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out, when so many bores and horrors are left living
Noel Coward
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Details
- Author
- Nancy Spain
- Narrator
- Nathalie Buscombe
- Duration
- 10 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781474618472
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Biography: writers
Synopsis
'She was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal in leading the way' Sandi Toksvig'Some people thought her merely bohemian, but others were grateful to have so engaging a role-model' INDEPENDENTThe superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author - a woman very much ahead of her time.Nancy Spain was one of the most celebrated - and notorious - writers and broadcasters of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Hilarious, controversial and brilliant, she lived openly as a lesbian (sharing a household with her two lovers and their various children) and was frequently litigated against for her newspaper columns - Evelyn Waugh successfully sued her for libel... twice. She was also a fantastic crime novelist (and according to the Guardian, one of the 50 best female crime thriller writers of all time) writing with a unique style that marries the acid wit of Dorothy Parker with the intricacy of plotting worthy of Agatha Christie. WHY I AM NOT A MILLIONAIRE, has the same wit, style and fascinating detail - first published in 1956, with an introductory note from Noel Coward. After her death in a plane crash in 1964, Noel Coward commented: 'It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out, when so many bores and horrors are left living.'
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