Dead Stylish
Published on 5. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-340-67453-6 (ISBN)
Description
Kate and Martha are sisters, one a journalist, the other a fashion person. Martha starts off on a local London radio, working for a female shock jock, hating it and determined to find a proper job. Kate works on a fashion magazine, but is always finding herself sidetracked to Portobello Market in search of the perfect teapot, or lamp, or cushion. But when Kate finds that a lease on the world's most delightful Notting Hill shop is up for grabs, and Martha gets a much longed for post as a war reporter, they both discover that life isn't happy ever after just because you've got the one thing you always wanted ...
Reviews / Votes
'There's no better book to flash from your Kelly bag as you had off to the sun, sex and sand than Dead Stylish...Fab!' Elle 'Dead Stylish is a fast funny tale about two sisters who, after years of dead-end employment, discover their dream careers...Sharp dialogue and a few swipes at the media scene make this an entertaining read.' Image 'Lisa Armstrong has done for frocks what Jilly Cooper did for polo ... She has a wry eye, and what she saw was the zeitgeist ... a merrily entertaining novel with an eerie finger on the pulse of everything modern ... irresistibly funny' -- Victoria Mather in the Daily Mail on Front Row 'Brilliant for the beach' -- Marie Claire on Front Row 'There's no better book to flash from your Kelly bag as you head off to sun, sex and sand than Dead Stylish, the second novel from fashion journalist Lisa Armstrong. Lose yourself in the lives of the Crawford sisters: Kate (a high street fashion designer) and Martha (a journalist) and before you know it, you'll be fastening your seatbelt to land. Fab!' -- Elle 'Great escapism' -- Woman's Own on Front Row 'Front Row will rank alongside the Bulgari sunglasses and Hermes beach towels as one of this summer's must-have accessories' -- Evening Standard on Front Row 'Glitzy, gritty romp' -- Bookseller 'A sardonic account of the style world' -- OK Magazine 'A wickedly funny second novel' -- HeatMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-67453-6 (9780340674536)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lisa Armstrong became a journalist after graduating from Bristol University. She has worked on newspapers and magazines, and was Fashion Features Director of Vogue before becoming Style Editor at the Times. She lives in North London with her husband and two daughters.