Billy Liar

Product Description

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published some were bestsellers some were considered scandalous & others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time & helped define their generation while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Keith Waterhouses Billy Liar" was published in 1959 & 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 & working-class parents Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future & fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia."