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The Stars' Tennis Balls

By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
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For Ned, 1980 seems a blissful year. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily. And when he meets the lovely Portia Fendeman his personal jigsaw appears complete. But timing is everything in life, and his life is about to change for ever.

Things are going to get very bad indeed for innocent young Ned. A promise made to a dying teacher and a spiteful trick played by fellow pupils will rocket Ned from cricket captain to solitary confinement, from head boy to hell. When Ned emerges he is a man bent on just one thing - revenge; and revenge is a dish he plans to savour and serve to those who conspired against him.

Part love story, part thriller, a gloriously rich mix that only Stephen Fry can dish up to us, The Stars' Tennis Balls will leave you happy and replete.

©2000 Stephen Fry (P)2000 Random House Audio Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Funny Witty Sports Suspense
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i absolutely love Steven fry so to get to hear him read his own work was fantastic

absolutely brilliant

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Started a little slow and had to come back to it a few times. But Fry is a master at the slow burn and the reward for persevering is worth it.

Slow start but cracking end

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I’m a huge SF fan, Read lots of his stuff before bug until I tried to read this I didn’t realise his deep his self-loathing ran,
Only got through a few chapters before I realised the that self-flagellation is simply tiresome

11 hours of Self-loathing

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