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      Billy Liar

      by Keith Waterhouse
      Published
      Jul 1973
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      192
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      Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Keith Waterhouse's Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.

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      First Edition Jul 1973 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780140017830 ISBN10 0140017836
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      Mar 2010 Michael Joseph, ISBN13 9780141041735 ISBN10 0141041730
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      Aug 2015 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780241973646 ISBN10 0241973643
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      Aug 2013 Valancourt Books ISBN10 B00EB0QEI2
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