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And Away...
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
‘The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year’ - Sunday Times
‘Winningly heartfelt’ – The Guardian
‘A triumph’ – Daily Mail
Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away…
Although his childhood in Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him ‘The Cockroach King’ after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic Reeves set his life on a different track. And now, six years on, the heart condition that once threatened his career has instead led to new success on BBC2’s Gone Fishing.
Warm, profound, and irrepressibly funny, And Away… is Bob’s full life story (with a few lies thrown in for good measure.)
Critic Reviews
"Delightful...it's a precarious world, but And Away...is a heartfelt testament to the magic of finding your happy place within it." (Sunday Times)
"Everyone will love this book." (Caitlin Moran, Times Magazine)
"Wonderfully entertaining and surprisingly poignant." (GQ)
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-2022
If you are a fan
Like all bio’s you have to be a fan. I found this a great listen and not as manic as vics.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-02-2024
A unique person
Someone like Bob emerging out of the woodwork is both amazing and not surprising at all. How does the UK create these freaks. In comparison Australia is a wasteland. What a delightful book.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-06-2023
Loved this
I was already a fan of Bob but now I love him more. A great life story with loads of laugh out loud bits. Fab.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-03-2022
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A Treasure.
I don't really feel the need for a 15 word review, so now that I've used the 15 words required, I will simply repeat.
A Treasure.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-11-2021
Love Bob, very entertaining 5⭐
Narration was lovely as Bob himself. just like listening to one of his stories on 'would I lie to you' etc.
Very honest, self depreciating, quite sad in parts and hilarious too. Just made me love Bob more..❤
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- Noinam
- 15-12-2021
Like a lovely warm cappa choo choo
I love Bob. He is warm, wise, funny, self depreciative and humble (in a non-humble-brag way). My favourite chapters were about his childhood and the ‘before fame’ bit. And his recovery from heart surgery. I thought it would be LOLs all the way through but it was very tender and even a bit sad, in places.
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- Lee-Anne
- 15-01-2022
Hilarious and simply lovely
Honestly, the most low-key funny book I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. What an absolute delight Bob Mortimer is.
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- Paul Christiansen
- 02-03-2023
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Loved it. Bob is a charming fellow with a delightful storytelling style. His acting is better than he thinks. He doesn’t die in the end.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-08-2023
This is a Ripper!
Bob gives a down-to-earth recount of his life. Heartwarming, honest and humorous, there is much to learn about Bob Mortimer. What strikes me is his loyalty, his love for his mum, Lisa and his boys and his nearest and dearest friends. He is incredibly genuine and great to listen to.
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- Derek Ironside-Hughes
- 26-09-2021
Loved This Book
Did not want it to end, when I did I was sad. Bob as always made me laugh and in this book you really get to no him and what a wonderful human being he is.
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