Supermarket Supermodel - Hardcover

Cartwright, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385607385 ISBN 13: 9780385607384

Verlag: Doubleday, 2008

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Sitting among the rows of tills in Supersafe supermarket in the North of England, the fortunes of a young checkout girl are on the brink of change ...Joan on Cigs and Sweets reads all the horoscopes in all the papers first thing. She knows everyone's zodiac sign, so if she thinks there's something you should know she'll stop and whisper your stars in your ear as she passes your till. This morning she stopped at me. 'Change. Be prepared for it. Good fortune brought by someone dark' I said, 'I wish.' She just nodded sagely and moved on. Maureen from behind said, 'Probably means when Sunbed Ida brings the change bags round.'A bittersweet story of a young Northern checkout girl's rise to fame, "Supermarket Supermodel" is prize-winning playwright Jim Cartwright's first foray into novel-writing. Bearing the hallmarks of his best loved plays, "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" and "Road", this tale is an intoxicating mix of the dirty and the surreal, replete with assorted derelicts, drunks and fuck-ups, comic twists, and camp humour. Brimming with cracking original Cartwright dialogue, this rollicking debut will delight his fans in all four corners of the world.

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Jim Cartwright was born in Lancashire. He is the author of many prize-winning plays, including ROAD, BED, TWO, and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE, the production of which was nominated for six Olivier Awards and was made into the film LITTLE VOICE starring Jane Horrocks. His plays have been translated into 25 languages. This is his debut novel.

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Joan on Cigs and Sweets reads all the horoscopes in all the papers first thing. She knows everyone s zodiac sign, so if she thinks there s something you should know she ll stop and whisper your stars in your ear as she passes your till. This morning she stopped at me. Change. Be prepared for it. Good fortune brought by someone dark. I said, I wish. She just nodded sagely and moved on. Maureen from behind said, Probably means when Sunbed Ida brings the change bags round. Linda works the tills at Safeshop. It s just what you do, what everybody does. The grammar school girls get the careers; the comp girls get the two-bit college courses and the low wage jobs. But when model agent Rafe brings his disposable razors to Linda s till, he recognises the raw talent that could transform both their careers. Almost overnight Linda becomes Crystalline, a supermodel catapulted on to the international stage. But in the blur of first class flights and flashy restaurants that follow, will she begin to forget where Crystalline ends and Linda begins? The bittersweet story of a young checkout girl s rise to fame, Supermarket Supermodel is prize-winning playwright Jim Cartwright s first foray into novel-writing. Bearing the hallmarks of his best-loved plays, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Road, this rollicking debut takes you on an intoxicating journey, brimming with life, heartbreak and humour.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Doubleday
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0385607385
• ISBN 13: 9780385607384
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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