BOOKS: BEST OF THE REST...COOL FOR CATS by Jessica Adams (Black Swan, pounds 6.99) Set a novel in 1979 and no matter how good a plot the author has hatched, they're guaranteed to spend too much time cracking jokes like, "That Margaret Thatcher'll never get in", or "I'll give The Pretenders six months". In between times, Adams tells the tale of music journo Linda Tyler who lands "the best job in the world" writing for a cool New Wave magazine. What's not so cool is the provincial boyfriend who's cramping cramping see cramp. her style. Girlie girl·ie also girl·y adj. Informal Featuring minimally clothed or naked women typically in pornographic contexts: girlie magazines. fun. |
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