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Camberwell Beauty

By: Jenny Eclair
Narrated by: Jenny Eclair
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'Viciously funny' Daily Mail

Welcome to one of the nicest streets in one of London's vilest boroughs: a determined middle-class oasis of skips and bay trees, where Volvos sniff each others' bumpers and men called Giles live with women called Samantha.

This is a satellite-dish-free zone of tall houses, standing shoulder to shoulder with big front doors, five floors apiece. Come inside, shut the door and smell the coffee: you could almost be in Kensington. This is where the actors, writers and media types live, where small children wearing smart uniforms and shoes in the shape of lightbulbs get ferried every day to schools that are not local.

Some people are luckier than others; fortune smiles on some and gobs on the rest. Jo Metcalf (no. 95) smokes and spies on the smug Cunninghams down the street as they play their bile-inducing game of happy families. Why is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? But happiness is a fragile thing and hairline cracks in a perfect world can become craters of misery . . .

Full of comic insight and realistic observation of contemporary British life, this is the debut novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Eclair.
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PRAISE FOR JENNY ECLAIR:

'Wonderfully written, insightful and riveting' Daily Mail

'Both heart-rending and compelling' Clare Mackintosh

'SO immersive, atmospheric and compelling' Marian Keyes

'Witty, moving, dark and absorbing' Jo Brand

'An elegant, gripping and mesmeric read' Helen Lederer

'An absolute page-turner of a story' Judy Finnigan

'Compelling, compassionate and keenly observed' Independent
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Don't miss the unforgettable new novel from Jenny Eclair - INHERITANCE is out now©2020 Jenny Eclair City Life Dark Humour Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Urban Women's Fiction Comedy Happiness
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Critic reviews

This comedienne has always been a novelist-in-waiting . . . Eclair's modern cautionary tale has the same bittersweet wit that shapes her stand-up set, but there's nothing remotely funny about its dark conclusion
Irreverant observations are thrown down gauntlet-like as [Eclair] rages on to the next gag
Viciously funny and very well written
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Not easy listening for nighttime insomnia. Jenny is quite shouty and this was not my favourite story.

Not easy listening

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Another brilliant book from Jenny, personally I love her narration, she brings the story to life. I have listened to every single book she's written and I really hope there are more to follow.

Fabulous

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Bloody brilliant!Ghastly characters and told so well. An oldie but a goodie, thank you Jenny

Must read

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Definitely laugh out loud on more than one occasion but completely implausible in others. Very glad that I was listening with ear buds on more than one occasion as some of the most implausible sections were also unnecessarily crude and added nothing to the storyline or the development of the individual’s character.

Mostly enjoyable but overly crude in places

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Love Jenny’s books, I was crying with laughter at this book, my sense of humour. Definitely will recommend to my like minded friends

Hilarious & crude

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