<b>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</b>

Daily Telegraph

<b>A magnificent raconteur. A witty account of a most unusual life</b>

Independent

<b>Brilliant</b> pen portraits of his father and myriad friends present a framework for Gyles's contemplation of his<b> extraordinary life. </b>Light-hearted and dark events alike are described with his customary deceptively jaunty style, making them<b> funny, moving, and sometimes deeply shocking</b>

- Sheila Hancock,

<b>Staggeringly brilliant, funny and touching, I loved it</b>

- Joanna Lumley,

<b>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</b>

Eastern Daily Press

<b>Brandreth has been an expert cheerer-upper for more than 60 years . . . Ebullient. Full of fun, famous names and sparkling facts</b>

Daily Mail

<b>He's cheery, fun and has a fabulous grasp of the English language,</b> so Gyles Brandreth's autobiography makes for <b>a scintillating read. </b>His <b>hilarious - and sometimes moving</b> - account of his life from early childhood days through to the adult world of politics and television is <b>candid.</b> It is also a story around his everyday family life, and about<b> happiness, ambition and love. It offers a fascinating insight into a portrait of Britain, too</b>

People’s Friend Magazine

<b>Hugely enjoyable. Engaging</b>

Choice Magazine

<b>Full of fascination . . . Tantalising. Alongside his celebrity stories, his delightfully observed domestic portraits bring to life whole lost worlds</b>

Great British Life

<b>Fascinating</b>

Telegraph