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Something Sensational to Read in the Train: The Diary of a Lifetime
Gyles Brandreth
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Description for Something Sensational to Read in the Train: The Diary of a Lifetime
Paperback. The Diary of a Lifetime 'As addictive as crack' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 520.
This is a diary packed with famous names and extraordinary stories. It is also rich in incidental detail and wonderful observation, providing both a compelling record of five remarkable decades and a revealing, often hilarious and sometimes moving account of Gyles Brandreth's unusual life - as a child living in London in the 'swinging' sixties, as a jumper-wearing TV presenter, as an MP and government whip, and as a royal biographer who has enjoyed unique access to the Queen and her family. Something Sensational to Read on the Train takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride from the era ... Read more
This is a diary packed with famous names and extraordinary stories. It is also rich in incidental detail and wonderful observation, providing both a compelling record of five remarkable decades and a revealing, often hilarious and sometimes moving account of Gyles Brandreth's unusual life - as a child living in London in the 'swinging' sixties, as a jumper-wearing TV presenter, as an MP and government whip, and as a royal biographer who has enjoyed unique access to the Queen and her family. Something Sensational to Read on the Train takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride from the era ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719520624
SKU
V9780719520624
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and government whip whose career has ranged from hosting Have I Got News For You to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London's West End. Currently a reporter with The One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his acclaimed Victorian detective stories - The ... Read more
Reviews for Something Sensational to Read in the Train: The Diary of a Lifetime
'Wonderfully sharp . . . full of reckless gossip, eagle-eyed observation and scabrous anecdotes'
Mail on Sunday
'Witty, warm-hearted, deeply poignant'
Daily Mail
'I absolutely loved them; witty and fluid . . . crammed with detail including brilliantly catty asides.'
Sunday Times
'Among the most entertaining reads of the year'
Daily Express
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Mail on Sunday
'Witty, warm-hearted, deeply poignant'
Daily Mail
'I absolutely loved them; witty and fluid . . . crammed with detail including brilliantly catty asides.'
Sunday Times
'Among the most entertaining reads of the year'
Daily Express
... Read more