High Society (novel)
OCLC 52057873 | | |
Preceded by | Dead Famous (2001) | |
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Followed by | Past Mortem (2004) |
High Society (
The abridged audiobook was read by Rik Mayall.[5]Plot summary
It also follows several other characters:
- Tommy Hanson. Tommy Hanson is Britain's most successful musical artist and became famous after winning Pop Hero (ostensibly a reference to Pop Idol). He is an abuser of several drugs and narrates his story to people at his NA and AA meetings. His character is possibly inspired by Robbie Williams, whose name is mentioned several times in the novel.
- Jessie. Jessie is a seventeen-year-old Scottish girl who, after running away from home to pimpand her battle against her drug addiction.
- Commander Barry Leman, a high ranking police officer who becomes obsessed with a personal quest for justice when a friend of his daughter's is horrifically sexually assaulted (and subsequently commits suicide) as a way of threatening him over his involvement with Peter Paget's campaign.
- Emily Hilton-Smith, a drug-addicted socialite who publicly renounces drug use and joins Paget's campaign after the events of a night out force her to confront her addiction.
- Samantha Spencer, Paget's beautiful but psychologically unhinged mistress.
- Sonia, a teenage drug mule imprisoned in a Thaijail.
Influence
References
- ^ Hutton, Will (3 November 2002). "Chasing the dragon". The Observer. theguardian.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ISBN 0552999954.
- ^ "High Society". goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "High Society". waterstones.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/High-Society-Audiobook/B004EMERJA
- ^ Udta Punjab in plagiarism row; was script copied from Ben Elton's novel High Society?
- ^ ‘Udta Punjab’ versus ‘High Society’: Inspiration or a striking coincidence?
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