EAN: 9780349144368

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'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality depth emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave insightful and at times funny about things it is hard to be funny about' Jo Brand The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In this compelling memoir comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid insight and devastating humour. Shifting between his 1970s upbringing and his life today Davies moves poignantly from innocence to experience to the clarity of hindsight always with a keen sense of the absurd. From sibling dynamics to his voiceless misunderstood progression through school sexuality and humiliating 'accidents' Davies inhabits his younger mind with spectacular accuracy sharply evoking an era when Green Shield Stamps Bob-a-Job week and Whizzer & Chips loomed large a bus fare was 2p - and children had little power in the face of adult motivation. Here there are often exquisitely tender recollections of the mother he lost at six years old of a bereaved family struggling to find its way and the kicks and confusion of adolescence. Through even the joyous and innocent memories the pain of Davies's lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage. Featured on the BBC Two Between the Covers programme on 6 November 2020

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