The Fame Factor
By (Author) Polly Courtney
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
1st September 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
299g
Does for the music industry what THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA did for fashion.
Does for the music industry what The Devil Wears Prada did for fashion.
By day, Zo Kidd lives a tedious existence, following orders and trying to appease her parents. By night, she's the raucous lead singer of all-girl rock band, Dirty Money.
For six years, Dirty Money has toured the London scene, playing pubs, clubs, shopping centres and the odd public toilet. They're gifted, they're beautiful and they're determined to make it to the top.
So when the American hit-maker Louis Castle appears at one of their gigs with talk of record deals and stadium tours, it seems as though their dreams are finally beginning to come true.
But fame turns out to be more elusive and divisive than any of the girls could imagine
The Fame Factor is a fast-moving story of friendship, resilience and revelation, exposing the darker side to an industry obsessed with the limelight.
Not your average chick lit!
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The publication of Polly Courtney's debut novel, Golden Handcuffs, a fictional expos of her career in the Square Mile, earned Polly acclaim in the Observer, The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Evening Standard and many other publications. Aside from writing, Polly works on various sports-related web ventures including Girls in Football.com and is a keen footballer who plays for her local team, Old Actonians LFC, in West London. Polly also plays in a semi-professional string quartet, No Strings Attached, an all-girl ensemble that plays all over the UK. She lives in London.