Tricia Logan (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Very minor creasing to top and bottom of spine, not price clipped (£14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall in almost 'as new' condition. 259pp, illustrated. The true, inspirational story behind the film "Calendar Girls", starring Julie Walters, Helen Mirren, Penelope Wilton and Annette Crosbie, as the women behind the "Alternative W.I. Calendar" (better known to most as the "Naked Ladies Calendar". When John Baker died of cancer, many of his friends in the small Yorkshire village of Cracoe were devastated. During his illness Tricia Stewart had joked with him about creating an "Alternative W.I. Calendar" - she and his wife Angela were members - and after his death they were determined to continue and give the proceeds to leukaemia research. It took guts - and a big glass of red wine - for eleven mature women to pose wearing nothing but a string of pearls and a smile. The result was an astonishing two-year rollercoaster ride as the ladies become international stars. In "Calendar Girl", Tricia writes honestly about the whole experience: Angela's courage and strength, the enormous strain that fame placed on marriages, friendships and family, being doorstepped by the tabloid press and the experience of seeing their story be turned into a film. Above all though, she writes about the positive transforming effect the calendar has had on their lives. Jacket Photos by Terry Logan (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 194pp., biblio., appendix.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Softcover; 4to; 194 pages. Blue illustrated covers with white text on front, and blue text on spine. Lightly creased spine. Bright and clean pages. VG+. Book.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no paperback. 4to pp.194. book.