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The Star Witness
The Star Witness
hardback
Published:
8 September, 2016
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Description
‘If you know me at all, you will know me as a liar.’
Kevin Carver is a household name. A popular TV soap star, he’s coasting through life in the same semi-detached, slightly smug way he’s always done.
But when he callously dumps his much younger girlfriend Jade over supper one evening, he makes the first in a series of catastrophic mistakes.
One poor decision leads to another and soon his whole life begins to unravel. He finds himself the subject of vitriolic press attacks, a police investigation and so much public loathing that he starts to wonder if he has any chance of receiving a fair trial. As the line blurs between his own life and that of the character he plays on TV, Kevin is forced to confront a lifetime of inadequacy in order to redeem himself.
The Star Witness is the story of one man’s descent into disgrace and his journey to rejoin the human race. This pin-sharp satire on the shallows of modern media culture will keep you laughing, cringing and guessing until the very last page.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781783522989 |
| ISBN10 | 1783522984 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 141 x 222 x 31 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boundless Publishing Group Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
"Like its author, this book is funny, poignant and too short." -- Jack Dee
"A story that gets darker and more gripping with every page. This book should be issued free on the NHS to anyone who claims they want to live a `celebrity lifestyle’." -- Sandi Toksvig
"The story unfolds with a brisk inevitability, but what I liked most was the steady moral good sense at the heart of it: an unusual and attractive quality." -- Philip Pullman
"Dark twists, murky turns and laughs throughout." -- Alan Davies
"A funny but salutary romp that will have every TV celeb squirming with embarrassment." -- Tony Robinson
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Author's Bio
Andy Hamilton is a comedy writer, performer and director. He regularly appears on the BBC TV panel shows QI and Have I Got News for You and on Radio 4’s News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. His television writing credits include Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Trevor’s World of Sport, Bedtime, Ballot Monkeys, Power Monkeys and many others. He also co-created the movie What We Did On Our Holiday. For twenty years he has played Satan in the Radio 4 comedy Old Harry’s Game, which he also writes.