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Cause Celeb is the debut novel of Helen Fielding, later known for her creation of the character Bridget Jones. The novel is about a few years in the life of Rosie Richardson, who decides to go to Africa after she breaks up with her boyfriend, Oliver Marchant, a TV presenter.
Jan 1, 2001 · Populated by larger-than-life characters from London's West End and the unsung heroes toiling anonymously on the Continent, Cause Celeb is a cunning and poignant tale that discloses the romantic underpinnings of life and love in the 21st century.
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- Helen Fielding
A cause célèbre (/ ˌ k ɔː z s ə ˈ l ɛ b (r ə)/ ⓘ KAWZ sə-LEB(-rə), French: [koz selɛbʁ]; pl. causes célèbres, pronounced like the singular) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term continues in the media in all senses.
Disillusioned with life as a literary publicist in London and sick of her hotshot TV presenter boyfriend, twenty-something Rosie Richardson decides to give up glitz for good deeds and escape to Africa to run a refugee camp.
- Helen Fielding
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Cause Celeb. Helen Fielding. Viking, 2001 - Africa, North - 342 pages. Cause Celeb -- the critically acclaimed debut novel from a writer with a boundless grasp of the existential and the...
- Helen Fielding
- Viking, 2001
- reprint
- Cause Celeb
Deftly skewering celebrity fundraising, "Cause Celeb" is the story of a disillusioned young woman who escapes London to run a refugee camp in the African...
Deftly skewering the world of celebrity fundraising, Fielding's debut novel is both comic and thought-provoking. Cause Celeb crackles with insights into the nature...
