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Ready to follow Nick Hornsby and Helen Fielding as the next big thing from Cool Britannia to hit America is Ben Elton. Already known to a wide public television audience as the funnyman behind "Blackadder, The Young Ones," and "The Thin Blue Line," Elton, author of "Popcorn," lights up the literary sky with Blast from the Past.
Part noir thriller, part hilarious send-up of the politics of extremism, Blast from the Past is the new novel from English comedy phenomenon (stand-up, playwright, television writer, and author) Ben Elton--a name soon to be known in all circles once Joel Schumacher's film of his book Popcorn reaches the silver screen.
In the early 80s, when Polly was a seventeen-year-old ideological peace protestor and Jack was a U.S. Army captain stationed at England's Greenham Common, the two had a secret and very unlikely affair. No two people could have had more to argue about, save that they couldn't live without each other, yet one day Jack came to the conclusion that he loved soldiering more than Polly and sacrificed their love to be a career army man.
Now, sixteen years later, Polly is a lonely thirty-something social services employee and Jack is a four-star general who has returned to Britain to find her, his only true love. With only one night to resolve their differences, and a knife-wielding stalker lurking in the shadows, for everyone concerned this will be a night like no other.
Part noir thriller, part hilarious send-up of the politics of extremism, Blast from the Past is the new novel from English comedy phenomenon (stand-up, playwright, television writer, and author) Ben Elton--a name soon to be known in all circles once Joel Schumacher's film of his book Popcorn reaches the silver screen.
In the early 80s, when Polly was a seventeen-year-old ideological peace protestor and Jack was a U.S. Army captain stationed at England's Greenham Common, the two had a secret and very unlikely affair. No two people could have had more to argue about, save that they couldn't live without each other, yet one day Jack came to the conclusion that he loved soldiering more than Polly and sacrificed their love to be a career army man.
Now, sixteen years later, Polly is a lonely thirty-something social services employee and Jack is a four-star general who has returned to Britain to find her, his only true love. With only one night to resolve their differences, and a knife-wielding stalker lurking in the shadows, for everyone concerned this will be a night like no other.
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Praise from the UK for Blast from the Past:
"The action is tight and well-plotted, the dialogue is punchy, and the whole thing rolls along so nicely."
--The Guardian
"Ben Elton's in top form with this gripping black comedy--a sure-fire hit."
--New Woman
"A lively thriller of sexual politics and morality. Elton's best book yet."
--Elle
"Blast from the Past is Elton at his most outrageously entertaining."
--Cosmopolitan
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"The action is tight and well-plotted, the dialogue is punchy, and the whole thing rolls along so nicely."
--The Guardian
"Ben Elton's in top form with this gripping black comedy--a sure-fire hit."
--New Woman
"A lively thriller of sexual politics and morality. Elton's best book yet."
--Elle
"Blast from the Past is Elton at his most outrageously entertaining."
--Cosmopolitan
Ben Elton is the author of four previous novels, Stark, Gridlock, The Other Eden, and Popcorn. He lives with his wife in London.
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- PublisherCorgi
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0552146641
- ISBN 13 9780552146647
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- Number of pages368
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Book Description Condition: Muy bueno. It S Two Fifteen A.M., You Re In Bed Alone And You Re Woken By The Phone.Your Eyes Are Wide And Your Body Tense Before It Has Completed So Much As A Single Ring. And As You Wake, In The Tiny Moment Between Sleep And Consciousness, You Know Already That Something Is Wrong.Only Someone Bad Would Call At Such An Hour. Or Someone Good, But With Bad News, Which Would Probably Be Worse.You Lie There In The Darkness And Wait For The Answer Machine To Kick In. Your Own Voice Sounds Strange As It Tells You That Nobody Is There But That A Message Can Be Left.You Feel Your Heart Beat. You Listen. And Then You Hear The One Voice In The World You Least Expect . . . Your Very Own Blast From The Past.EAN: 9780552146647 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Título: Blast from The pastAutor: Ben Elton Editorial: Black Swan Book. Peso: 184. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-05-31-1547a9e7
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. 368 pages. Cover very worn. Text tannedReady to follow Nick H ornsby and Helen Fielding as the next big thing from Cool Britann ia to hit America is Ben Elton. Already known to a wide public te levision audience as the funnyman behind Blackadder, The Young On es, and The Thin Blue Line, Elton, author of Popcorn, lights up t he literary sky with Blast from the Past. Part noir thriller, pa rt hilarious send-up of the politics of extremism, Blast from the Past is the new novel from English comedy phenomenon (stand-up, playwright, television writer, and author) Ben Elton--a name soon to be known in all circles once Joel Schumacher's film of his bo ok Popcorn reaches the silver screen. In the early 80s, when Pol ly was a seventeen-year-old ideological peace protestor and Jack was a U.S. Army captain stationed at England's Greenham Common, t he two had a secret and very unlikely affair. No two people could have had more to argue about, save that they couldn't live witho ut each other, yet one day Jack came to the conclusion that he lo ved soldiering more than Polly and sacrificed their love to be a career army man. Now, sixteen years later, Polly is a lonely thi rty-something social services employee and Jack is a four-star ge neral who has returned to Britain to find her, his only true love . With only one night to resolve their differences, and a knife-w ielding stalker lurking in the shadows, for everyone concerned th is will be a night like no other. From the Hardcover edition. Seller Inventory # 742g
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