Women In The Background - Softcover
Barry Humphries's first novel. Mrs Petty is a famous housewife with a successful TV show. She is also Derek Pettyfer - fiftyish, cultured, set in his ways. His arrival at any party, however sophisticated, always provokes a discreet little frisson amongst the guests. But Derek is also lonely.
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Barry Humphries, sometimes known as Dame Edna Everage, is the author of several books and many one-man plays. More Please, his first autobiographical foray won the J.R Ackerley Prize in 1993. Since his success on the Broadway stage in 1999, where he won a special Tony Award, Barry Humphries has been on an extended theatrical tour of the Unites States. He is married to Lizzie Spender and has two sons and two daughters.
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- PublisherPenguin Group Australia
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0140298061
- ISBN 13 9780140298062
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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Women in the Background
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reissued, 1st thus. This is Barry Humphries's first novel and has no reference to Dame Edna or Sir Les. As for the book itself, it shows no damage, and does not even appear to have been read. Size: Mid Sized Paperback ( 7¾" - 9¾" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0140298061. ISBN/EAN: 9780140298062. Inventory No: 0246557. Seller Inventory # 0246557
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Women in the Background
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ISBN 10: 0140298061
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 325 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped. Life can't get much better for Derek Pettyfer. He's rich, famous and between wives. He's risen above his unexceptional origins in Australia to become the toast of the London stage and top-rating television performer. With his elegant house and enviable collection of Roman glass, Derek Pettyfer is at the pinnacle of success. Next, the fall. Slowly at first, then with frightening speed, Derek Pettyfer's frayed life unravels, helped by sadistic dentists, fetishistic secretaries and the ugly-spirited beautiful people who infest great cities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0140298061. ISBN/EAN: 9780140298062. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8782. Seller Inventory # 8782
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