{"product_id":"why-im-not-a-millionaire-nancy-spain-9781474618458","title":"Why I'm Not a Millionaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal in leading the way' Sandi Toksvig\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Some people thought her merely bohemian, but others were grateful to have so engaging a role-model' INDEPENDENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author - a woman very much ahead of her time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy Spain was one of the most celebrated - and notorious - writers and broadcasters of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Hilarious, controversial and brilliant, she lived openly as a lesbian (sharing a household with her two lovers and their various children) and was frequently litigated against for her newspaper columns - Evelyn Waugh successfully sued her for libel... twice. She was also a fantastic crime novelist (and according to the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the 50 best female crime thriller writers of all time) writing with a unique style that marries the acid wit of Dorothy Parker with the intricacy of plotting worthy of Agatha Christie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e WHY I AM NOT A MILLIONAIRE, has the same wit, style and fascinating detail - first published in 1956, with an introductory note from Noel Coward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her death in a plane crash in 1964, Noel Coward commented: 'It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out, when so many bores and horrors are left living.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Spain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474618456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474618458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e George Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Nancy Spain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945133113599,"sku":"9781474618458","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd6d1e0e-8cc8-4ef3-a664-7cdb26be6efe.jpg?v=1681506977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-im-not-a-millionaire-nancy-spain-9781474618458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}