Author: ROBERTSON, LINDA
Title: What Rhymes with Bastard?
Description: Fourth Estate, UK, 2011. First Edition, Softcover. New. 9780007230211 256 pages. Available Now. Book Description: The hilariously candid story of an unbelievably dysfunctional and disintegrating relationship. : When her beloved Jack got banged up in a mental hospital after trying to sail down the Thames in a makeshift raft, Linda didn't take the hint. Instead, she married him and moved to San Francisco, where she planned to get ahead. Alas, her blue-skied visions hadn't included unemployment, arguments, or Jack's desire to sleep with as many women as he could get his hands on. : As romance turns to rot, our heroine pours her bile into song (but what does rhyme with 'bastard'..?), assembles a cabaret band and takes to the dark, sticky stages of the city's nightclubs. And there, amid a morass of strippers, magicians, artists and assorted weirdoes, she strives for the ultimate musical accolade: Ms Accordion San Francisco 2004. : This is, essentially, the story of how a very nice boyfriend became a plastered bastard and how Linda wrote some songs about it. : Review: 'Disgustingly, outrageously, intolerably funny. I am in love with Linda Robertson.': Ian Sansom : 'A hilarious and bittersweet comedy about a woman with the worst boyfriend on earth.': Jenny Colgan : 'Likening Robertson's quirky and wonderfully funny memoir, What Rhymes with Bastard? to an edgy Bridget Jones certainly gives you a flavor of the book...and much, much funnier - than Helen Fielding's books...this memoir is a true delight.' Sunday Times 'Picks for 2008' : About the Author: Shy, retiring Linda Robertson is technically Scottish, but spent twenty-three years honing her English accent before moving to the US. She likes to be prepared. After many years pootling on the violin, she started squeezing a small, golden accordion and hasn't looked back since. She was 2004's Accordion Queen of San Francisco. This is her first book. Size: 13 x 1.7 x 19.7 cm. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0007230214. ISBN/EAN: 9780007230211. Inventory No: F238-1086.

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