{"product_id":"odd-boy-out-the-hilarious-eye-popping-unforgettable-sunday-times-bestseller-paperback","title":"Odd Boy Out: The Hilarious, Eye-Popping, Unforgettable Sunday Times Bestseller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGyles Brandreth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin the beloved star of \u003ci\u003eJust a Minute, QI, Have I Got News For You \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Celebrity Gogglebox\u003c\/i\u003e, Gyles Brandreth, in his long-waited, moving and hilarious autobiography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious, ribald, eye-popping, unforgettable, will make you laugh out loud' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Staggeringly brilliant, funny and touching, I loved it' \u003c\/b\u003eJoanna Lumley\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Warm, witty, charming. A moving and very affectionate family history. An enthusiast for life'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I am what my childhood made me'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what is that exactly, Gyles?\u003cbr\u003eWho are you? And why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdd Boy Out \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinarily revealing account of growing up in an apparently well-to-do but always strapped-for-cash middle-class English family. But it is also far more than that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is about adventures - meeting princes and presidents, visiting Death Row in America, exploring the sex clubs of Copenhagen. It is a story of a boy blessed with wit, what he got up to, and the people he met growing up in the most wonderful city in all the world in those extraordinary years after the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eOdd Boy Out\u003c\/i\u003e is about more than Gyles and his exploits: it is also a kaleidoscopic portrait of Britain from the 1950s onwards, featuring a cast drawn from politics, the media, swinging London, stage and screen, from Laurence Olivier to Twiggy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy turns hilarious and moving, and chock full of unforgettable stories, \u003ci\u003eOdd Boy Out\u003c\/i\u003e is the unexpected and candid autobiography of one of the country's most unlikely personalities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet at root it is a powerful and passionate exploration of childhood - how our heritage, our parents and our upbringing make us who we are.\u003cbr\u003e_________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A whirlwind of witticisms and of funny tales, both short and tall . . .\u003c\/b\u003e 'I feel I have lived my life in a magic garden where the sun is always shining' he writes, and \u003cb\u003ein \u003ci\u003eOdd Boy Out \u003c\/i\u003ehe offers us yet another glimpse of that bright, shining sun' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, veteran of \u003ci\u003eJust A Minute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQI\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe One Show, \u003c\/i\u003eformer 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, \u003ci\u003eDancing by the Light of the Moon, \u003c\/i\u003eand the international best-seller about spelling and punctuation, \u003ci\u003eHave You Eaten Grandma?\u003c\/i\u003e With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, \u003ci\u003eSomething Rhymes With Purple. \u003c\/i\u003eWith Dame Sheila Hancock he presents \u003ci\u003eGreat Canal Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e on Channel 4. With Dame Maureen Lipman he is a regular on \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Gogglebox\u003c\/i\u003e. Gyles is married to writer and publisher Michèle Brown and has three children, seven grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife, his jumpers, and Nala, the neighbour's cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 7.76 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766539288864,"sku":"9780241483756","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cddb7078b45a5b946bd092f6384b5f9d.webp?v=1780294217","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/odd-boy-out-the-hilarious-eye-popping-unforgettable-sunday-times-bestseller-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}