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Just For One Day: Adventures in Britpop [Paperback]

Louise Wener
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Book Description

9 Jun 2011

Note to customers: This book is also available under the title "Different for Girls: A girl's own true-life adventures in pop".

Just For One Day 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.

With 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 Top of the Pops.

These 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.


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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (9 Jun 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091936527
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091936525
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This book is absolutely wonderful - I just read four passages out loud to the Word staff - to actual applause! (Mark Ellen The Word )

Wise, funny and loving - a brilliant memoir about Britpop and possibly the best rock biography since Nik Cohn's AwopBopAlooBop-AlopBamBoom (Tony Parsons )

Funny, 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 20100725)

Wener 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 20100723)

An amusing insight into the banality of band life, and a cautionary tale about the cost of getting what you always wanted (The Quietus 20100811)

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The former Sleeper singer's tales of making it big in Britpop

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beware...it's the same book! 5 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
I was just about to order this, I thought it was a sequel to Wener's memoir Different for Girls, which I've already read. Then I read the description properly and realised it's the exact same book in a different cover. Why are Amazon selling them as a buy together? I'll still give this five stars because Different for Girls was one of my favourite books of last year. It's really funny and honest, a must read for anyone who grew up listening to eighties music and remembers the whole nineties britpop scene. Just beware though, if you already own that book, this is the same.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 20 Feb 2013
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this book. From taping the top 40 to being on Top of the Pops, this book takes you on a breathless journey. There is a telling moment where a fan cries at meeting Wener, not many pages after being a geeky kid, and you can see the ludicrous situation famous people find themselves in. But wait until you read her description of how Michael Stipe carries himself. A glorious book about a glorious time. National Treasure status beckons.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Alert! 10 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Be very careful. When Louise tweeted that this book was available I responded how much I had enjoyed "Different for Girls". To her credit she let me know that this is the same book in a different package. I now have the same book twice with two different titles and two different covers. Don't make the same mistake.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars An inbetweener
I enjoyed this book probably more than I should have. It was fun and easy to read - as you'd expect - and I'd recommend it to someone who wants to re-live the britpop era a little. Read more
Published 28 days ago by markhadfield
4.0 out of 5 stars The rise and fall of an indie band
Funny, gritty, honest and entertaining, Britpop and egos, Stardom and sleaze, ups and downs, music and touring, an enjoyable read.
Published 1 month ago by Darren Rogers
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, well written
as a big fan of Sleeper, Britpop, and Louise too, this book ticked a lot of boxes for me. I really enjoyed the narrative of the author's early years, and the slog involved in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kevin Bright
5.0 out of 5 stars nostalgic
I loved this book - Louise Wener is nearly the same age as me so I totally related to the "Britpop" scene she described and the different bands. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lisa J
1.0 out of 5 stars Already Published
If you've already got Different for Girls don't buy this it's the same book under a different title. That said it's still a good read.
Published 16 months ago by mr p c jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
I found this a light but excellent read.

It might have been better with more detail on the music but I guess this was a personal journey story and as such I very much... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jim Cargill
4.0 out of 5 stars SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK N ROLL STAR?
if you ever dreamt of being a pop star then this may make you think again, the reality can be very different. Read more
Published 21 months ago by P. Storey
4.0 out of 5 stars A rollicking good read
Louise Wener is a better writer than a pop star. Her chapters are short and fast paced, each crammed full of anecdotes, many of these no longer than a single line. Read more
Published 22 months ago by goldgreen
5.0 out of 5 stars conned!!
received book today and ill give it 5 stars because its fantastic.however its the same book as louise weners last book 'different for girls',very sly. Read more
Published 23 months ago by red123
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