He published his first novel, Roofworld, described as 'unclassifiable', while working as an advertising copywriter. He went to a London Guild school, Colfe's, where, avoiding rugby by hiding in the school library, he was able to begin plagiarising in earnest. A typical example of the late 20th century midlist author, Christopher Fowler was born in the less attractive part of Greenwich in 1953, the son of a scientist and a legal secretary. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.ġ00. 'WILL HAVE READERS SCURRYING INTO SECONDHAND BOOKSHOPS' GUARDIAN It is for book lovers, and is written by one who could not be a more enthusiastic, enlightening and entertaining guide. This is a book about books and their authors. These 99 journeys are punctuated by 12 short essays about faded once-favourites: including the now-vanished novels Walt Disney brought to the screen, the contemporary rivals of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie who did not stand the test of time, and the women who introduced us to psychological suspense many decades before it conquered the world. And Fowler, as well as remembering their careers, lifts the lid on their lives, and why they often stopped writing or disappeared from the public eye. Whether male or female, domestic or international, flash-in-the-pan or prolific, mega-seller or prize-winner - no author, it seems, can ever be fully immune from the fate of being forgotten. So begins Christopher Fowler's foray into the back catalogues and backstories of 99 authors who, once hugely popular, have all but disappeared from our shelves.
SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE WHO LOVES BOOKS' EVENING STANDARDĪbsence doesn't make the heart grow fonder. 'THE PERFECT GIFT FOR A BOOK-OBSESSED FRIEND' STYLIST, 50 UNMISSABLE BOOKS FOR AUTUMN 2017 'A GODSEND WITH THE PRESENT SEASON APPROACHING' IRISH INDEPENDENT READERS WILL LOVE THIS FASCINATING BOOK' CATHY RENTZENBRINK
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