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Romany and Tom: A Memoir
Ben Watt
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Description for Romany and Tom: A Memoir
Paperback. "Watt casts an illuminating light on those strange figures he calls parents, and on ours." --"Publishers Weekly" Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
______________________ A moving, funny and beautifully written memoir by musician, DJ and writer Ben Watt which carefully chronicles his parents' lives, their marriage and their decline into old age Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2014 ______________________ 'Wise, moving and entertaining... a major achievement to rival any of Watt's recordings' - Guardian 'A poignant, life-affirming work' - Financial Times ______________________ Ben Watt's father, Tommy, was a working-class Glaswegian jazz musician, a politicised left-wing bandleader and a composer. His heyday in the late fifties took him into the glittering heart of London’s West End, ... Read more
______________________ A moving, funny and beautifully written memoir by musician, DJ and writer Ben Watt which carefully chronicles his parents' lives, their marriage and their decline into old age Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2014 ______________________ 'Wise, moving and entertaining... a major achievement to rival any of Watt's recordings' - Guardian 'A poignant, life-affirming work' - Financial Times ______________________ Ben Watt's father, Tommy, was a working-class Glaswegian jazz musician, a politicised left-wing bandleader and a composer. His heyday in the late fifties took him into the glittering heart of London’s West End, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408845103
SKU
V9781408845103
Shipping Time
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About Ben Watt
Born in 1962, Ben Watt is a musician, songwriter, DJ and author. His first book, Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, voted a Sunday Times Book of the Year by William Boyd and shortlisted for the Esquire Non-fiction Book of the Year. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Romany and Tom: A Memoir
Neither sentimental nor savage, yet often wise, moving and entertaining within the same paragraph, Romany and Tom is a major achievement to rival any of Watt's recordings
Guardian
You know when everyone last month was going 'Ben Watt's Romany & Tom is amazing?' I've just read it. It really is
Caitlin Moran
Romany and Tom may ... Read more
Guardian
You know when everyone last month was going 'Ben Watt's Romany & Tom is amazing?' I've just read it. It really is
Caitlin Moran
Romany and Tom may ... Read more