The Stars' Tennis Balls

The Stars' Tennis Balls

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Paperback Published on: 05/08/2004
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The Stars' Tennis Balls
Best. Book. Ever!
If you want love, passion, suspense, drama and revenge, this is the book for you. The full spectrum of human emotion is explored in this amazing offering f... READ MORE
Kay at Ilford

Synopsis

Ned Maddstone has the world at his feet. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily.

But an unfortunate confrontation with a boy in his school results in a prank that goes badly wrong and suddenly he's incarcerated - without chance of release. So begins a year-long process of torment and hopelessness, which will destroy his very identity, until almost nothing remains of him but this unquenchable desire for revenge.

'Whatever Stephen Fry does, he has it - that rare, unlearnable quality. When he speaks you listen. When he writes, you read' Literary Review

'Keeps you simultaneously gripped and chuckling throughout' Later

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9780099471554
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Weight: 309g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm

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The Stars' Tennis Balls
Stephen Fry's best work.
A cracking read from start to finish, it's a Count Of Monte Cristo for the dot com generation (a comparison that has been drawn numerous times for good rea... READ MORE
Scottv2
The Stars' Tennis Balls
The Stars' Tennis Balls
The book begins, as you might expect of Stephen Fry, with clever banter and humour. But an optimistic opening that describes, beautifully, the first flushe... READ MORE
Rod Webb
The Stars' Tennis Balls
Revenge most sweet
I would describe this as a cross between The Count of Monte Cristo and The Talented Mr Ripley in a modern day setting. Really enjoyed this and towards the ... READ MORE
Cordy3456
The Stars' Tennis Balls
The Stars' Tennis Balls
Brilliant. An easy to read thriller that starts optimistically, turns very dark and back again. A very interesting look at modern morality where the reader... READ MORE
Mark Lloyd
The Stars' Tennis Balls
Class, politics and betrayal are the underpinnings of this revenge tragedy.
The Stars’ Tennis Balls is an absolute delight from start to finish. Loosely modelled on the outline of the story of the Count of Monte Cristo, Fry brings... READ MORE
Mary Picken
The Stars' Tennis Balls
Funny, but brutal.
Funny, but brutal. The year is 1980. Ned attends a very elite school. His future is bright as he’s about to finish school and go to Oxford. He is a brill... READ MORE
Elite Reviewing Group