Running Away From Richard

(Paperback)

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Repackaged B format edition of the hilarious novel that sold 160,000 copies Just graduated from drama school, Lizzie Jordan is looking forward to a glittering career at the RSC. She's also looking forward to becoming Mrs Richard Adams (Lizzie just knows that her live-in artist boyfriend is about to propose any day now). So how come, just one month later, Lizzie finds herself sharing a cockroach-infested house in Venice Beach, California, working as a waitress in a notorious transvestite bar, and pretending to be the fiancee of one of the hottest directors in Hollywood; a man who just happens to be gay Why does life never seem to work out the way Lizzie Jordan planned

Reviews

A laugh-every-page, romping read. Excellent!' - B Magazine 'A great novel' - Company 'A fun romp - perfect holiday reading' - Woman's Way - Dublin 'Very funny, hugely feel-good, and the perfect antidote to anyone who worries that the only career ladder they've achieved is a run in their tights' - Fiona Walker on LIZZIE JORDAN'S SECRET LIFE 'A shagadelic giggle with a good twist in its tale' - Ms London on DEEP HEAT 'In the best tradition of Kathy Lette, this is girl power at its most painfully funny' - Helen Lederer on DEEP HEAT

Author Bio

Chris Manby is editor/contributor to the Girls' Night In anthologies, which have so far raised more than GBP 900,000 for humanitarian organisation War Child, and topped book charts all over the world. Raised in Gloucester, Chris now lives between London and Los Angeles. Her hobbies include reading in-flight magazines and she hopes that continually crossing time zones is an effective anti-ageing strategy.