Book description
A darkly comic novel about the fall and rise of a TV presenter. Written
by an insider, it's a page-turning account of life on the sofa and in
front of the cameras.
When Katie Fisher, morning TV presenter, returns from holiday it's to
discover that she's literally yesterday's news. Publicly sacked from her
job as anchor of Hello Britain! and replaced by a pert young thing, she
does what any self-respecting thirty something would in these
circumstances - she makes a dash for her parents and hits the bottle.
But Katie, sooner or later, has to face the world, the photographers,
and the backstage intrigue of morning television: the cut-throat,
lecherous producers, the ambitious but vacant Keera, and Mike, her
co-host, a trustworthy friend or just another one of the many
back-stabbers? Humour is Katie's only weapon and, as things hit
rock-bottom, it could provide a perfect solution to life after the sofa.
Knowing, insightful and darkly comic, Penny Smith's novel is the
insider's view of TV. Penny Smith has worked as a journalist and TV
presenter. She has presented the GMTV News Hour since 1993, and has also
worked for Sky News and Classic FM. She also has a regular newspaper
column. 'Coming Up Next' is her first novel.
