This Is Your Life
Published on 4. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
329 pages
978-0-385-60098-9 (ISBN)
Description
It's a big night at the London Palladium. As Jimmy Conway steps out blinking into the spotlights live on national television, he can't help wondering whether he should have perhaps shared his little secret with someone by now. Jimmy has never done any performing of any sort ever before...Just as 'bogus doctors' are occasionally discovered working in hospitals, Jimmy Conway has become a 'bogus celebrity'; winning an award for something he never did, being photographed in Hello! in someone else's house, and ultimately making a fool of the entire mad and shallow celebrity merry-go-round. D A compelling and very funny novel about how we define 'success' JOHN O'FARRELL is an award-winning comedy writer whose credits include Spitting Image, Have I Got News for You, and The Peter Principle. He has written for the Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard and the New Statesman. He is the author of two bestselling books: Things Can Only Get Better and The Best a Man can get.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-385-60098-9 (9780385600989)
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John O'Farrell is the author of the The Best a Man Can Get and the No.1 bestseller Things Can Only Get Better; Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter. His name has flashed past at the end of such productions as Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, and, more recently, the film Chicken Run. He is a regular guest on Radio 4 for shows such as The News Quiz and writes a weekly column for the Guardian. He lives in Clapham with his wife and two children.