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Billie Morgan Joolz Denby

Billie Morgan By Joolz Denby

Billie Morgan by Joolz Denby


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Summary

'My name is Billie Morgan And I am a murderer.' Billie is in her forties, running a little jewellery shop in Bradford, watching over her godson Natty, trying to live a quiet life, trying to forget the past. Because Billie has a lot of past to forget.

Billie Morgan Summary

Billie Morgan by Joolz Denby

?My name is Billie Morgan. And I am a murderer.? Billie is in her forties, running a little jewellery shop in Bradford, watching over her godson Natty, trying to live a quiet life, trying to forget the past. Because Billie has a lot of past to forget. She was a biker chick, one of the Devil's Own, real hardcore seventies Angels, speed and acid-fuelled road demons. She lived a life that was hurtling out of control and it ended in murder. Now, years later, she has to face the consequences. Beautifully written, dark but never despairing, Billie Morgan is a perfect fusion between social realism and classic noir; a powerful, passionate novel about an inability to wipe evil from the slate of our lives. Taut like a Greek tragedy, the book is a moving, empathetic account of a woman?s heroic attempt to escape her destiny.

Billie Morgan Reviews

So gripping that it practically arm-wrestles the reader into its pungently murderous Northern plot... often hilarious portrayal of a woman defying the old fashioned corsetry of 'femininity' -- ?Daily Telegraph ?There are speed-freaks, severed heads, midnight burials and extreme sexual deviance in this book, but its eventually apocalyptic tone doesn?t disguise how recognisable its suffering is if you?ve ever stumbled under Britain?s civilised * Denby joins the like of Helen Walsh in finally putting vivid female rebels on the page? Uncut *
For me this is the best book, so far, of 2004. It works on all levels, containing strong writing and good plotting, believable characters, a good mix of light and shade... Highly recommended -- The Barcelona Review ?Haunting and lyrical, with a quietly devastating conclusion, Billie Morgan is that rare beast: a novel that speaks profoundly of loss, of sacrifice, and of pain, yet never loses sight of the one immutable truth that, without love, w * revenge and eventual redemption. It?s also a remarkable meditation on the dark side of the flower-power hippie generation? Diva *

About Joolz Denby

Joolz Denby was born in 1955 to an SAS father and a glamorous mother. She is an internationally respected poet, spoken-word artist, curator, illustrative artist, tattooist and photographer. She is the award-winning, Orange-nominated author of the novels Stone Baby, Corazon, Billie Morgan, Borrowed Light, and five collections of poetry and short stories. She married an outlaw biker - a member of the Satan's Slaves - at 19 then after leaving that world, went on to spend the next 26 years writing, performing, working and touring with cult underground rock bands New Model Army and New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack.

Additional information

GOR001688725
9781852428655
1852428651
Billie Morgan by Joolz Denby
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Profile Books Ltd
20041105
288
Short-listed for Orange Prize 2005
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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