Stars' Tennis Balls, The

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'A gruesome romp through the canon of human wickedness' The Times

About: The Stars' Tennis Balls

'We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and banded / Which way please them' (The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster)

For Ned, 1980 seems a blissful year. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily. And when he meets the lovely Portia Fendeman his personal jigsaw appears complete. But timing is everything in life, and his life is about to change for ever.

• Reissued in B format with a brand new look, along with five other classic Stephen Fry titles: The Liar, Moab Is My Washpot, The Hippopotamus, Making History and Paperweight
• The Stars' Tennis Balls has sold over 200,000 copies in paperback to date
• 2003 saw the release of Stephen Fry's directorial debut, Bright Young Things, his appearance as quizmaster on BBC2's QI and a lead role in the comedy series Absolute Power, also on BBC2

Reviews

• 'A gruesome romp through the canon of human wickedness' - The Times
• 'Fry isn't just a good writer as comedians go - he's a great writer by the standards of any British contemporary... gleaming and wit-fuelled... It keeps you simultaneously gripped and chuckling throughout.' - Later
• 'A Count of Monte Cristo for the dot.com generation... Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality. When he speaks you listen. When he writes, you read.' - Literary Review
• 'Stylish... written up with zest and humour... a page-turner and full of fun' - Spectator

Author Biography: Stephen Fry

As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar, and the first volume of his autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, Fry has played Peter in Peter's Friends, Wilde in the film Wilde, Jeeves in the television series Jeeves & Wooster and (a closely guarded show-business secret, this) Laurie in the television series Fry & Laurie.

Previous Titles

Rescuing The Spectacled Bear(10/02)

0091795230Moab Is My Washpot (09/98)

0099727315Making History (10/97)

0099464810The Hippopotamus (03/95)

0099189615Paperweight (10/93)

0099439956The Liar (09/92) 0099421267