I am Ella. Buy Me by Joan Ellis
'I am Ella. Buy me.' Based on Joan's own experiences in top London advertising agencies, this funny, fast-paced tale is set against a backdrop of Thatcher's Britain where money trumped morals and lust was a must. Working in Soho's mad, bad Adland in the sexist 80s, Ella David is a rare beast - a woman in a man's world.
Advertising copywriter, comedy writer, performer, lecturer - Joan Ellis has been them all. With a full-time job in a top London advertising agency and a new baby, she did what any right-minded woman would've done and set up a comedy club. She even appeared on the same bill as Jo Brand. Once. A career highlight was casting a black and white moggie as Humphrey Bogart for her award-winning cat food commercial. Other great performers who brought her words to life include Penelope Keith and Harry Enfield. As a lecturer, Joan taught comedian Noel Fielding all he knows about advertising before encouraging him to showcase his creative talents on a wider stage. Working for The Press Association, she tutored Wordsworth's great-grandson in the art of copywriting: Buy a host of golden daffodils and get a blue one, free! Suffering from swine flu and sweating like a pig, she moved from London to the Isle of Wight where she lives on cream teas with her beloved husband, daughter and two cats. www.joan-ellis.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780993009105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0993009107 |
| Title | I am Ella. Buy Me |
| Author | Joan Ellis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Mixed media product |
| Publisher | Joan Ellis |
| Year published | 2014-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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