Odd Boy Out

Odd Boy Out
Gyles Brandreth
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Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 320pg
16 Sep 2021 UK
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9780241483718
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The long-awaited autobiography from the man who' s been at the heart of the entertainment establishment for 50 yearsIn Odd Boy Out Gyles Brandreth provides an extraordinarily revealing account of growing up and coming of age in an apparently well-to-do but always strapped-for-cash middle-class English family. By turns hilarious and moving, and chock full of unforgettable stories, Odd Boy Out is the unexpected and candid autobiography of one of the country' s most unlikely personalities. Yet at root it is a powerful and passionate exploration of childhood - how our heritage, our parents and our upbringing make us who we are.
Hilarious, ribald, eye-popping, unforgettable, will make you laugh out loud * Daily Mail * A whirlwind of witticisms and of funny tales, both short and tall . . . ' I feel I have lived my life in a magic garden where the sun is always shining' he writes, and in Odd Boy Out he offers us yet another glimpse of that bright, shining sun * Mail on Sunday * Warm, witty, charming. A moving and very affectionate family history. An enthusiast for life * The Times * A fabulous raconteur with a great many tricks up his sleeve. His infectious zest for life means he has a story for almost every well-known person you can think of * Daily Telegraph * A magnificent raconteur. A witty account of a most unusual life * Independent * Brilliant pen portraits of his father and myriad friends present a framework for Gyles' s contemplation of his extraordinary life. Light-hearted and dark events alike are described with his customary deceptively jaunty style, making them funny, moving, and sometimes deeply shocking -- Sheila Hancock Staggeringly brilliant, funny and touching, I loved it -- Joanna Lumley A hilarious and revealing account of growing up and coming of age in an apparently well-to-do but always strapped-for-cash middle-class English family * Eastern Daily Press * Brandreth has been an expert cheerer-upper for more than 60 years . . . Ebullient. Full of fun, famous names and sparkling facts * Daily Mail * He' s cheery, fun and has a fabulous grasp of the English language, so Gyles Brandreth' s autobiography makes for a scintillating read. His hilarious - and sometimes moving - account of his life from early childhood days through to the adult world of politics and television is candid. It is also a story around his everyday family life, and about happiness, ambition and love. It offers a fascinating insight into a portrait of Britain, too * People' s Friend Magazine * Hugely enjoyable. Engaging * Choice Magazine * Full of fascination . . . Tantalising. Alongside his celebrity stories, his delightfully observed domestic portraits bring to life whole lost worlds * Great British Life * Fascinating * Telegraph *
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, veteran of Just A Minute, QI and The One Show, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and founder of the ' Poetry Together' project bringing schoolchildren and older people together to learn poetry by heart. His many books include the best-selling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international best-seller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple. With Dame Sheila Hancock he presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4. With Dame Maureen Lipman he is a regular on Celebrity Gogglebox. Gyles is married to writer and publisher Mich le Brown and has three children, seven grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife, his jumpers, and Nala, the neighbour' s cat.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241483718
Published: 16 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 320

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