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Billy Liar

Name: Billy Liar
Author: Keith Waterhouse

Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse, which was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series. The work has inspired and featured in a number of popular songs.

“I turn over a new leaf every day," I said. "But the blots show through.”

Keith Waterhouse book Billy Liar

Billy Liar, ch. 11

“Lying in bed, I abandoned the facts again and was back in Ambrosia.”

Keith Waterhouse book Billy Liar

Billy Liar (1959), ch. 1

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