The lick of love : how dogs changed my life /
"From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will. The Lick of Love takes us on a tour of Julian's colourful life. Wherever life has taken him, Julian h...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Quercus Editions Ltd,
2021.
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| Summary: | "From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will. The Lick of Love takes us on a tour of Julian's colourful life. Wherever life has taken him, Julian has had a dog by his side, from Fanny the Wonder Dog, who propelled Julian up the ranks of the alternative comedy circuit and onto television, and Valerie, the whippet cross-breed escorted Julian through his forties, to Albert, who was sent to acclimatise Julian to middle age and Gigi, an unpredictable fur bullet of a dog. Whether writing about encounters in seedy London nightclubs, finding success on television with Sticky Moments, the death of his partner, that Normant Lamont joke, a narrow squeak with a thwarted eastern European plot to kidnap him, his move to the country, or finally settling down, falling in love and getting married, The Lick of Love is the story of a fascinating life and a love letter to the dogs that have played a loving and near constant part of it. Told with humour and great honesty, this promises to be one of the best memoirs of the year".-- |
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| Physical Description: | 287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781529412505 1529412501 9781529412499 1529412498 |