Billy Liar - Waterhouse Keith - 1977

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187 pages. Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. The classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN: 0140017836. ISBN/EAN: 9780140017830. Inventory No: 17110021. By: Waterhouse Keith Year: 1977 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: