Between Us Girls - a Novel
by Joe Orton

Name: Between Us Girls - a Novel
Brand: Joe Orton
SKU: 9780413749000
Rating: 2.93 (47 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the book, with many praising its humor and wit while others find it lacking compared to Orton's plays. Some appreciate the campy style and breezy writing, while others suggest it serves mostly as a curiosity for diehard fans. A few reviewers criticize its thin plot and character development.

HYSTERICALLY funnyBreezy and humorous writingHigh camp appealThin plot and character developmentCuriosity value only for some

Synopsis

With the discovery of three early works never before published, Orton, one of Britain's Angry Young Men, has another shot at fame 30 years after his death.

In addition to the two plays collected in The Visitors and Fred & Madge (ISBN 0-8021-3628-1.

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$12), readers can take a look at this novel, which features an aspiring young actress as she sojourns from London stage to Mexican slave trade to Hollywood stardom.