Bertie marshall -writer - film maker - known as 'BERLIN' part of THE BROMLEY CONTINGENT - 1975-78.memoir - BERLIN BROMLEY published april 06 - paperback with pics - june 7th 07.
German paperback Edition - out in 2008 by ventil verlag;Press reviews for Berlin bromley.BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2006.
THE INDEPENDENT,‘’Berlin Bromley casts a tense, disquieting spell and takes its place in that lineage of ‘’outsider memoirs’’ that include the writings of Quentin Crisp, and Jean Genet …mesmeric, like watching a motorway pile up…
The Daily Telegraph.‘’ Berlin Bromley is a guide to transforming one’s misfit status, Into fully blown cultural terrorism ‘’.
Think Mag – Prague.
‘’ A fascinating, incredible read ‘‘ Robert Elms.BBC Radio London.‘’ Vividly jagged, often funny and frequently tragic’’AXM Exhilarating, priceless ‘’MoJo.
‘’ Brilliantly catty, beautifully bleak ’’Record Collector.‘‘This memoir consists of the day dreamy reminiscences of a pathologically Fabulously narcissistically 15 yr. old boy, trapped in his lip gloss and Suburbohemian delusions… Marshall’s honesty is breath taking. And life lived
As a passive observer, even of your own life, can make for powerful prose’’.
Independentfirst book - a novel Psychoboys 1997.
