Ambition (novel)
Ambition is the first novel by Julie Burchill published in 1989 hardback and 1990 paperback, ISBN 9780552135580.[1]
It tells the story of the ambitious if unimaginatively named Susan Street and her efforts to become a newspaper editor. To achieve her goal she is set a number of tasks by a press magnate. These involve her flying around the world to have sex with a large number of men and women while he looks on.[2] It was selected by Sarra Manning for a list of the ten best "dirty books" published in Red Magazine.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dowell, Ben. "'I have no ambition left'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Courtney, Kevin (17 October 2013). "Ambition, by Julie Burchill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Manning, Sarra (25 February 2020). "Why we can't help falling in love with love stories". Red magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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