Calendar Girl - Softcover

Duffy, Stella

3.53

238 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852427124 ISBN 13: 9781852427122

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 1999

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(Stand-up comic Maggie has fallen for the girl with the Kelly McGillis body, a mysterious woman who can't commit herself. Meanwhile, South London detective Saz is hot on the trail of a woman known only as September, who commutes between London and New York in a whirlwind of drug smuggling, gambling, and high-class prostitution. A murder brings Saz and Maggie and their respective mysteries together)

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?An unusual, cleverly constructed recital of deception... The downbeat denouement packs an unexpected, morbid wallop? San Francisco Examiner ?Funny, sharp and sexy... An impressive debut? Telegraph ?Fast, witty and clever... with cracking dialogue and exuberant characters? The Times

About the Author:

Born in London and raised in New Zealand, Stella Duffy is the author of ten novels, over thirty stories, and eight plays. Her novel State of Happiness was longlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize, and she is currently writing the screenplay adaptation for the feature film production. With Lauren Henderson she co-edited the anthology Tart Noir, from which her story Martha Grace won the 2002 CWA Short Story Award. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4, in sitcoms, plays and quizzes, and is a performer with comedy company Spontaneous Combustion and theatre company Improbable. She is an occasional guest with the Comedy Store Players.

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