''Ambition'' is the first novel by
Julie Burchill published in 1989 hardback and 1990 paperback, .
It tells the story of the ambitious if unimaginatively named Susan Street and her efforts to become a newspaper editor. To achieve her goal she is set a number of tasks by a
press magnate. These involve her flying around the world to have sex with a large number of men and women while he looks on.
It was selected by
Sarra Manning
Sarra Manning is an English writer and journalist. She attended the University of Sussex and took an English with media studies degree. She became a freelance writer after submitting her work to ''Melody Maker''. She worked as the entertainment ...
for a list of the ten best "dirty books" published in Red Magazine.
References
External links
Goodreads page
Novels by Julie Burchill
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