{"product_id":"just-for-one-day-9780091936525","title":"Just For One Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust For One \u003c\/i\u003eDay takes you on Louise Wener''s musical odyssey from awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. Of course, once she''s living the dream at the height of Britpop''s glory, things aren''t quite how they appeared from the other side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her band Sleeper, Louise goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via \u003ci\u003eTop of the Pops\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the hilarious adventures of a girl''s journey through Britpop, from the embarrassments of growing up to trying to remember what on earth it was you really wanted while eating Twiglets backstage and enviously eyeing up Damon Albarn''s plate of foreign cheeses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS \u003ci\u003eDIFFERENT FOR GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is absolutely wonderful - I just read four passages out loud to the Word staff - to actual applause! -- Mark Ellen * The Word *\u003cbr\u003eWise, funny and loving - a brilliant memoir about Britpop and possibly the best rock biography since Nik Cohn's \u003ci\u003eAwopBopAlooBop-AlopBamBoom\u003c\/i\u003e * Tony Parsons *\u003cbr\u003eFunny, readable and filled with proper gossip. Most importantly, it's a perceptive and tenacious look at what it was really like to be a girl among the blokes in that era -- Alexandra Heminsley * The New Review, Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eWener charts the story of her rise from suburban schoolgirl to 1990s pin-up with Indie group Sleeper. Her tone is warm, funny and self-deprecating - and she's not afraid to prick a few egos along the way * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eAn amusing insight into the banality of band life, and a cautionary tale about the cost of getting what you always wanted * The Quietus *","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732194799959,"sku":"9780091936525","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780091936525.jpg?v=1719995917","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-for-one-day-9780091936525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}