Title Funny Girl A Novel Author Nick Hornby Location Other Rating Highly Recommended Book Review Barbara is from Blackpool and she wants to be a comedienne, like Lucile Ball, in television. And winning a beauty contest is her ticket to London. The story recounts her solid efforts finding work and still trying to feed herself and pay the rent. The author provides all perspectives of the writers, the producer, the TV exec, and the actors. It is smart, witty, colorful, political, thoughtful, and human. And it was used as inspiration for a BBC series, which I quite enjoyed. Submitted By Annalisa Goode Department or Major Law Status Staff Chapman Email agoode@chapman.edu