A Little Light Friction

1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Harrap, 1989, 1st edn. with dust cover, in mint condition; orange cloth; vi+282pp; What have Martin Amis, Les Dawson, Laurie Lee and Mandy Rice-Davies in common? They are among the many authors who have seized the opportunity to plug their books via Val Hennessy, journalist, book-reviewer and common reader Very common if Martin Amis s opinion is anything to go by. Whether she is swallowing Valium pills behind the locked door of Anus's bathroom, struggling to get a word in edgewise with Claire Rayner, conquering libidinous fantasies towards David Bailey or grappling on the flokati rug with potential rapist Henry Root, Hennessy jots it all scrupulously down in her reporter's notebook. Always in a slight panic or numb with awe, Hennessy gives as good as she gets. These hilarious, opinionated, often bawdy interviews tell you a great deal about the agonies of being a writer, the tribulations of the journalistic interview ? and more about the state of publishing today than a year of The Bookseller could ever reveal. 9½x6¼". . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…