Bedsit Disco Queen: How I grew up and tried to be a pop star is an autobiography written by Tracey Thorn, first published in February 2013.[1][2][3] The book received widespread critical acclaim and was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller.[4] The book was featured on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week in March 2013.[5]
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| Author | Tracey Thorn |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, music |
| Publisher | Hachette Digital, Little, Brown Book Group |
Publication date | February 2013 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback) and e-book |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-40551-398-2 |
| Followed by | Naked at the Albert Hall |
Reception
editWriting for The Independent, Fiona Sturges stated that “Thorn is about as far removed from typical notions of a successful singer as it's possible to get. Which makes her ideal to report on the pop star experience, and the ever-shifting landscape of the British music scene of the Eighties and Nineties".[6]
In The Times, Lucy Denyer stated that "It is a beautifully written book, dryly funny and searingly honest about growing up, whether it was discovering feminism, or being slightly out of her depth as a 15-year-old at an Anti-Nazi League rally".[7]
References
edit- ^ Empire, Kitty (10 February 2013). "Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn – review". The Observer. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Greenlaw, Lavinia (18 July 2013). "I was there, was I?". London Review of Books. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Perrone, Pierre (22 February 2013). "Bedsit Disco Queen, By Tracey Thorn". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Incredible praise for Tracey Thorn's memoir". www.virago.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Book of the Week: Episode Guide". BBC Radio. BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona (3 February 2013). "Bedsit Disco Queen, By Tracey Thorn Virago £16.99. The reluctant pop star who came out of the wardrobe". The Independent. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Denyer, Lucy (24 February 2013). "Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star by Tracey Thorn". The Times. Retrieved 31 March 2018.