or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
30 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Star People
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Star People [Paperback]

Paul Burston (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.00 (20%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.
Only 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, September 8? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
17 new from £0.01 13 used from £0.01

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Paperback £7.99   £0.01 £0.01
Great Offers in Books
Save up to 50% on selected titles in New Releases, 1000s of Paperbacks and Favourites.

Frequently Bought Together

Star People + Lovers and Losers + The Gay Divorcee
Price For All Three: £20.59

Show availability and delivery details

Buy the selected items together

  • In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Lovers and Losers by Paul Burston Paperback£6.99

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • The Gay Divorcee by Paul Burston Paperback£5.61

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

by Paul Burston
4.8 out of 5 stars (60)  £5.61
Lovers and Losers

Lovers and Losers

by Paul Burston
4.8 out of 5 stars (8)  £6.99
Shameless

Shameless

by Paul Burston
3.8 out of 5 stars (24)  £5.49
Devil in Disguise

Devil in Disguise

by Julian Clary
3.7 out of 5 stars (47)  £4.40
Dial M for Mascara

Dial M for Mascara

by Kyle Wallace
4.5 out of 5 stars (11)  £5.79
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere; New edition edition (6 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751538493
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751538496
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 341,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Paul Burston
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Paul Burston Page

Product Description

Review

*'Wonderfully entertaining (fictional) romp; essential reading for anyone touching down at LAX' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *'A witty, dark and insightful peek into the not-so-bright lights of Hollywood. Unputdownable' COMPANY *'A compelling read, with an intriguing plot, an attractively cynical view of how Los Angeles works and a dark sense of humour' TIME OUT *'Glamorous, trashy fiction to escape the festive freeze' THE LIST 'Star People is a caustic but passionate slice of Hollywood life brimming with unforgettable characters and a plot that races along like a rollercoaster. A perfect summer read' ATTITUDE

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

'Wonderfully entertaining (fictional) romp; essential reading for
anyone touching down at LAX'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Product Description

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Agree with these tags?
See all 8 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Star People
43% buy the item featured on this page:
Star People by Paul Burston Paperback 3.6 out of 5 stars (17)
£7.99
The Gay Divorcee
28% buy
The Gay Divorcee by Paul Burston Paperback 4.8 out of 5 stars (60)
£5.61
Dial M for Mascara
15% buy
Dial M for Mascara by Kyle Wallace Paperback 4.5 out of 5 stars (11)
£5.79
Shameless
9% buy
Shameless by Paul Burston Paperback 3.8 out of 5 stars (24)
£5.49
› Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

17 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:
 (2)
1 star:
 (3)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.6 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Star Shocked, 9 Jun 2009
This review is from: Star People (Paperback)
This was the final Paul Burston book to read after recently discovering his writing talents.
Star People was totally different from his other books - just as exciting and brilliantly written - again I finished it in just over 2 days and again found it hard to put down.
Star People reminded me a bit of a gay version of a Jackie Collins book but with more depth - without giving the plot away I was shocked by the ending - I thought I could have guaranteed what the outcome would be - how wrong I was.
As always with his books I was drawn into the characters lives and felt I was there with them - it helped I have been to LA so could picture exactly the places being described - I really liked Billy West the main character and wavered between liked and hated the other main character Matt Walsh.
Again a fantastic read and not one easily forgotten.
Paul Burston now needs to be more prolific and produce a book every week!!
If you havent read Star People then you must - I guarantee you will be 100% as satisfied as the characters are in his book.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 'Pretty Woman' this aint..., 23 Aug 2006
By P. Adams (London) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Star People (Paperback)
Read this book on holiday recently and although I was in Cornwall...it took me to the sleazy underbelly of L.A. - not so shiny once you scratch the surface... very wittily written, with some fantastically catty one liners.

Burston's previous book 'Shameless' is also well worth a look....roll on his next book. Hope it's out in time for my next holiday.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars I've enjoyed his other books, but I'd give this one a miss..., 22 Oct 2007
By Snapdragon (London) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)   
This review is from: Star People (Paperback)
`Star People' is set in West Hollywood. Matt Walsh is a film action-hero, rumoured to be gay, but keeping his private life private. That is until he falls for a young hustler called Billy West. Matt is protected by his publicist Lee Carson, but with the amount of enemies she has, she might be more of a hindrance than a help!

I bought `Star People' because I loved `Lovers and Losers.' Unfortunately, the quality of the writing (and the jokes) is nowhere near as good. Whole chapters are dedicated to giving back stories to characters, I would much rather have learnt about them during the course of the story and this felt like a lazy way of writing. The ending is also abrupt and unsatisfying, and you can predict what is going to happen about half way through the book.

It's a shame to say, but I'd give this one a miss and read `Lovers and Losers' instead
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars worth a second look
Out of all Paul Burston's novels, this is the one that I simply had to read again. I was hooked from the start, becoming really involved with the characters and the twists and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Carolyn Matthews

3.0 out of 5 stars Great characters, interesting plot
Having read Burston's "Lovers and Losers" I was looking forward to more of the same albeit with the setting transposed from London to Hollywood with "Star People", what I got was... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by MAB

5.0 out of 5 stars The dark side of Hollywood Lives
I've read all of Paul Burston's novels, but this is easily my favourite. On the surface it could be seen as another gossipy Hollywood fable in the style of Jackie Collins or... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2007 by Ed Raynes

1.0 out of 5 stars This is truly dreadful.
I will usually read any old trash but I really did struggle with this.

Only the fact that I paid £10.99 for it made me continue to the end. Read more
Published on 3 July 2007 by S. Eaton

2.0 out of 5 stars Slight disappointment
I must admit, after reading one of Paul Burston's earlier novels, Shameless, I was really excited about Star People. Read more
Published on 3 July 2007 by Mr. Chris Browning

4.0 out of 5 stars Paul Burston, a master of emotion
As always, Paul Burston again leaves little to disappoint in his book 'Star People'. I bought this book after reading one of Burston's earlier novels, Shameless, which was a... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2007 by B. Mathers

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
Star People by Paul Burston was a pleasure to read,totally entertaining and outrageously funny from start to the dramatic conclusion!. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by Mr. Timothy Ledward

1.0 out of 5 stars Shallow
I thought this was awful - shallow characters, no depth, no story-line, just awful!
Published on 26 Oct 2006 by Bullseye

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rollicking Good Read
I was initially attracted by the cover of Star People. As a person fascinated by the goings on on in Hollywood I felt compelled to buy it, especially after reading the plot on the... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2006 by Mrs. Caroline E. Mccartan

4.0 out of 5 stars Chick Lit?
I leapt into this book with an appetite for a good read. I wasn't disappointed. Do not pick up this book expecting complicated classical literary soulfood, you will be... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2006 by Mrs. S. J. Millard

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject









i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.