Funny Girl (book)
Nick Hornby at his best
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby is a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Set in the swinging sixties, it tells the story of young actress Barbara Parker, who moves from the British provincial town of Blackpool to the big city of London, where she finds fame and a measure of fortune under the stage name of Sophie Straw as the star of the comedy series Barbara (…
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