Dark Glasses
By Tony Edwards

In his new novel Dark Glasses publicity mastermind Tony Edwards calls upon personal experience to shine a torch into the dark corners of the PR world and provide a glimpse into the fake and fragile world of fame, lifting the lid on the more unusual publicity stunts that regularly grab the newspaper headlines.

About Dark Glasses: Lizzie Beckman craves fame at any price, but when her idea for a fake but very public suicide is totally ignored by the press, the 20 year old ‘wannabe’ reluctantly turns to the publicity consultant who regularly grabs the headlines for her father’s fashion business.

Toby Stone, a Knightsbridge PR man with a well-deserved reputation for master-minding some of the most original and creative press publicity stunts either side of the new millennium, launches Lizzie as an expert at doing what she does best – nothing – and provides her with a unique media hook for a sponsored fund-raising project. And ‘Doing Nothing for Charity’ – remaining motionless for an agreed period – puts her firmly in the frame for national newspaper and TV coverage.

But when Stone decides to orchestrate her mysterious disappearance, following a series of publicity stunts involving the dazzling Stuart de Lacy and a hot air balloon, Lizzie confronts some important decisions about whether fame and celebrity are quite as important as she’d once dared to imagine.

About the Author: Tony Edwards is regarded as one of the most original and creative PR consultants and the brains behind the annual celebrity ‘Rear of the Year’ competition. A former journalist and comedy script writer, he was the publicist who helped turn world attention on ‘Swinging London’ and Carnaby Street in the 60s and 70s.
PUBLICATION DATE 12 May 2008
ISBN: 978-1906510-466
Price: £7.99

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