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Just Ignore Him - A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick (Paperback)
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Just Ignore Him - A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick (Paperback)
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'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional
power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take
the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave,
insightful and, at times, funny about things it is hard to be funny
about' Jo Brand The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In
this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his
boyhood with vivid insight and devastating humour. Shifting between
his 1970s upbringing and his life today, Davies moves poignantly
from innocence to experience to the clarity of hindsight, always
with a keen sense of the absurd. From sibling dynamics, to his
voiceless, misunderstood progression through school, sexuality and
humiliating 'accidents', Davies inhabits his younger mind with
spectacular accuracy, sharply evoking an era when Green Shield
Stamps, Bob-a-Job week and Whizzer & Chips loomed large, a bus
fare was 2p - and children had little power in the face of adult
motivation. Here, there are often exquisitely tender recollections
of the mother he lost at six years old, of a bereaved family
struggling to find its way, and the kicks and confusion of
adolescence. Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the
pain of Davies's lifelong grief and profound betrayal is
unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is
not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's
resilience and courage.
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