The Wrong Boy by Willy Russell
Told through a series of heartfelt letters to the frontman of The Smiths, this is a laugh-out-loud funny, incredibly poignant tale from a character you can't help but love. 'Big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing' THE MIRROR 'A warm, funny, poignant story.
A big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing saga* The Mirror *
Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness. * The Times *
A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you. * Sunday Telegraph *
A comic masterpiece. -- Bel Mooney * Mail on Sunday *
Willy Russell's triumph is to have created an unforgettable character, both unique and an Everyman. * Mail on Sunday *
Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness. * The Times *
A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you. * Sunday Telegraph *
A comic masterpiece. -- Bel Mooney * Mail on Sunday *
Willy Russell's triumph is to have created an unforgettable character, both unique and an Everyman. * Mail on Sunday *
Willy Russell was born in Whiston, near Liverpool, and left school at fifteen. He worked as a ladies' hairdresser for six years, stacked stockings at Bear Brand, cleaned girders at Ford, before getting into writing, first as a songwriter then as a playwright. He is the author of, amongst others, the multi-award-winning plays - later made into films - Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, and the award-winning West End musical hits Blood Brothers and John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert. He and his family live in Liverpool.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552996457 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552996459 |
| Title | The Wrong Boy |
| Author | Willy Russell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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