Nigel Dempster and the Death of Discretion
2nd Edition
Published on 5. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-907595-25-7 (ISBN)
Description
No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference.
Reviews / Votes
"Witty, scandalous and horribly riveting" The Sunday Times "This lively, well-written biography is studded with the sort of anecdotes Dempster would have relished... (But) is is more than a portrait of a man; it is a portrait of a pre-Twitter age." The Evening Standard "A dazzling read, a helter-skelter ride through High Society and Fleet Street..." The Sunday Express "Not just a fine portrait of a diarist, Tim Willis has anatomised a society in flux" Rachel Johnson, The Lady "A must for anyone interested in showbusiness and how it is reported" News of the World "Effervescent, elegantly written and faultlessly researched... Tim Willis has caught the atmosphere of the Dempster decades with uncanny precision." Nicky Haslam, The Spectator 'I'm really jealous of this; Dempster's world is such a juicy subject and Tim Willis has caught it completely' Peter York 'A gorgeous account of the sentimental sadist, seasoned with scandal and nostalgia.' Julie BurchillMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
1 colour plate section
ISBN-13
978-1-907595-25-7 (9781907595257)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tim Willis is a freelance writer and editor. He has worked for most of Britain's national newspapers and some of its glossier magazines. He is the author of Madcap: The half-life of Syd Barret (Short Books, 2002) and Torn Apart (Short Books, 2005). Tim lives in Pershore, Worcestershire.