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'AT THE DAWN OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM, when the corporate sponsors of greed, lunacy and prophylactics have gained priority seating with frequent flyer points, stand up comic LOLA FINKELSTEIN appears like Boadicea in a chariot with one missing wheel. Flipped out and fretful but perfectly pedicured, she confronts her opponents head on.

Should Lola trust the mysterious American with the coded smile, CHRISTOPHER PILLAR, who manages to lure her out of her perch and her G-string with whispers of a deal the State Premier has made with the Americans that will cost jobs and lives?

Thank god for SMOKEY TOPAZ, twenty stone of scarlet sequins and stilettos, Smokey's Syrian boyfriend FREDDY FARQOU, LAWRENCE THE LEATHER MASTER and MIMI TOMASEVICH, Bosnian survivor. Without them Lola would have to rely on her own imperfections. Together they slide with reckless gusto and the best low budget vodka into the sewer of the State Premier, whose allies are mostly rich, mostly vulgar and mostly very shady.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2001 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Penguin Books Australia
      Extent: 250p.
      ISBN: 0140266178

Works about this Work

Comic cracks a novel Christopher Bantick , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 November 2001; (p. 15)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
Take a Deep Breath and Begin David Owen , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 87 2001; (p. 95-97)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
Seriously Funny Anne Susskind , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 December vol. 119 no. 6304 2001; (p. 83)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
Comical Twist in a Rubber Role Christopher Bantick , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 November 2001; (p. 63)
The Divine Miss B Helen Elliott , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 November 2001; (p. 16-17)
Seriously Funny Anne Susskind , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 December vol. 119 no. 6304 2001; (p. 83)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
Take a Deep Breath and Begin David Owen , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 87 2001; (p. 95-97)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
Comic cracks a novel Christopher Bantick , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 November 2001; (p. 15)

— Review of Whaddya Mean You're Allergic to Rubber Rachel Berger , 2001 single work novel
The Divine Miss B Helen Elliott , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 November 2001; (p. 16-17)
Comical Twist in a Rubber Role Christopher Bantick , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 November 2001; (p. 63)
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