num_pages: 187
description: Billy Liar captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
language: English
title: Billy Liar
titlecomplete: Billy Liar
characters: Billy Fisher
genres: Fiction, Plays, Humor, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Comedy, Audiobook, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 2105
series: Billy Liar
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd