Don't Put Yourself on Toast

Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Freddy Taylor
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Hardback
h204 x 132mm - 128pg
14 Apr 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781780725277
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"A startling debut. . . This book will make you want to hold everyone you love close, reminding you that life may be fleeting but the people in it never are. " PICKED FOR ESQUIRE MAGAZINE' S BEST BOOKS OF 2022When Freddy was 21 years old, his dad, a larger-than-life, successful TV producer, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer. In vivid snapshots, Freddy recalls how his world is turned upside down - from the entertaining antics of a wine-gum tossing competition in a hospital ward, to the comi-tragedy of trying to decipher his father' s muddled riddles as his speech disintegrates, to painful moments of regret and self-loathing as he squanders precious time. Don' t Put Yourself on Toast is a bittersweet coming-of-age memoir which offers a reminder of the power of humour and laughter to provide, even in our darkest moments, sustenance, comfort and hope.
' An utterly fresh, unconventional memoir about realising what is important in life - and seizing it while it is still there. ' -- Iona McLaren * The Telegraph * ' Good grief! I knew this book would make me cry. I just didn' t expect to laugh so much. Witty, warm, sad. A book about a father and son, who became brothers in arms. ' * Lara Prendergast, The Spectator * ' This book will make you want to hold everyone you love close, reminding you that life may be fleeting but the people in it never are. ' * Esquire Magazine * ' It takes quite a talent to make a reader smile and cry at the same time. This is exactly what Freddy Taylor manages to do in Don' t Put Yourself on Toast. This book is light and deep, funny and sad, but, essentially, full of love. ' -- Sonia Delesalle-Stolper, chief foreign editor * Liberation *
Freddy Taylor was brought up in Wandsworth, London. Now 32, he lives in Stockwell and works as a creative director at an advertising agency. This is his first book.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781780725277
Published: 14 Apr 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Short Books
Publisher: Short Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 204mm
Width: 132mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 128

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