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Past reviews
"A thrilling read – not your
average slice of chick-lit."
Closer
“Her biting descriptions neatly
expose the banality of a culture
addicted to its own mythology."
Metro
The Fame
Factor
by Polly Courtney
Everyone wants to be famous
– don’t they?
“Does for the music industry what The Devil Wears Prada did
for fashion.”
By day, Zoë Kidd lives a tedious existence, following orders and trying
to appease her parents. By night, she's the raucous lead singer of allgirl rock band, Dirty Money.
For six years, Dirty Money has toured the London scene, playing pubs,
clubs, shopping centres and the odd public toilet. They're gifted,
they're beautiful and they're determined to make it to the top.
So when the American hit-maker Louis Castle appears at one of their
gigs with talk of record deals and stadium tours, it seems as though
their dreams are finally beginning to come true. But fame turns out to
be more elusive and divisive than any of the girls had imagined…
Author Polly Courtney
The Fame Factor is a story of friendship, resilience and revelation,
exposing the darker side to an industry obsessed with the limelight.
Upcoming
singer Jadylu
About the book
• The Fame Factor was conceived through a combination of the
author’s experiences in all-girl group, No Strings Attached, and the
hopes and dreams of an upcoming artist, Jadylu.
• The book will be co-promoted with Jadylu, whose debut single
release, ‘Defenseless’, will coincide with the high-profile book
launch
• Large-scale marketing and PR campaign to run throughout festival
season and the start of X Factor, Series 7
Polly in all-girl string
quartet, No Strings Attached
About the author
• Polly is young, articulate and highly promotable. She has a degree
from Cambridge and ‘discovered’ writing by penning an exposé on
her life in the square mile in 2006, Golden Handcuffs.
• Aside from writing, Polly plays violin in her semi-professional string
quartet and until recently worked as a consultant for Absolute
Radio and Bauer brands such as Q and Mojo. She is highly
knowledgeable on all areas of the music industry today.
RELEASE DATE: 25TH AUGUST 2010
The author is available for interview and opinion pieces on fame, celebrity culture and the music industry.
Review copies and competition prizes including CDs of Jadylu’s first single can also be provided on request.
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