Mr Starlight

The Boff brothers live at home with their Mam. They have a lav down the yard and a jerry under the bed and they play bookings at the Birmingham Welsh and the Rover Sports and Social. Cled tinkles on the piano and Sel is the crooner. ''Sel''s the one who can lift people out of themselves and send them home feeling grand and you can''t argue against that'' says Cled. When Sel decides he must try his chances with the brights lights of New York City, he packs up his sequinned suits and enlists his brother as travel companion and accompanist. What follows is a tale of mad-cap high jinx; of mirrored ceilings and heart-shaped tubs; of screaming girls, romancing and No Business Like Show Business. As jealousy starts encroaching on the brothers'' relationship, Cled finds that there are more secrets in his family than he had bargained for. With her characteristic wit and wisdom, Laurie Graham brings us a touching celebration of the sparkle and dust of family life.

About the author

Laurie Graham is the author of 8 novels. ‘The Ten O'Clock Horses’, was shortlisted for the Encore Award and dramatized for Radio 4, as was ‘Perfect Meringues’. Later titles are The ‘Dress Circle’, ‘Dog Days’, ‘Glenn Miller Nights’, ‘The Future Homemakers of America’, ‘The Unfortunates’, ’Gone with the Windsors’ and ‘Mr Starlight’, which was shortlisted for the Saga Wit Award. Her latest novel, ‘The Importance of Being Kennedy’ was published in 2007.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Graham
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9780007306480
• ISBN: 978-0-00-730648-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; New York, FICTION / Sports, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, The;Of;Brontë;Love;Family;Marriage;Romance;Modern