I heard about this on Open Book in early 2010 and thought I'd actually read it, as to me it falls into the category of 'famous books everyone's heard of but no-one's read'.

I was really pleasantly surprised. The author's note at the beginning gives the context, and then you're launched into Lorelei's 1920s flapper social whirl. It's American but I liked it even so!

Lorelei is a disingenuous gold-digging babe, an IT girl. Most of the point of the story comes out obliquely from her remarks (the book takes the form of her diary) but that's to over-intellectualise it; it's just a very funny and well-put-together story. It's short, but ideal for a train journey or a couple of nights of light reading.

I'm very glad I've read it and would recommend it