{"product_id":"9781474618458","title":"Why I'm Not A Millionaire : The dazzling memoir of an extraordinary trailblazer by Nancy Spain","description":"She was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty.  I owe her a great deal in leading the way' Sandi Toksvig'Some people thought her merely bohemian, but others were grateful to have so engaging a role-model' INDEPENDENTThe superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author - a woman very much ahead of her time.   Nancy 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 Guardian, one 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.    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. After 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\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300478628213,"sku":"9781474618458","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474618458.jpg?v=1762788020","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781474618458","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}