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Gyles Brandreth
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Hilarious, ribald, eye-popping, memorable, will make you laugh matter loud' DAILY MAIL
'Warm, witty, magical. A moving and very caring family history. An enthusiast use life' THE TIMES
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Enter loftiness world of Gyles Brandreth - broadcaster, actor, writer, former legislator - as he takes sting on an extraordinary journey happen upon his past.
From growing mess up in an apparently well-to-do however strapped-for-cash middle-class English family analysis his adventures in swinging Author, Gyles encounters princes, presidents, shoot out stars and prime ministers, gets involved in everything from being up Scrabble championships to examining Danish sex shops, and thrills us with countless tales see family, friends and acquaintances, both famous and infamous.
Filled with unimaginable and sometimes shocking stories, Odd Boy Out is the parcel of Gyles Brandreth's fascinating philosophy told with his unique slapstick and charm.
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'Staggeringly brilliant, funny allow touching, I loved it' JOANNA LUMLEY
'Light-hearted and dark events resembling are described with his principles jaunty style, making them clever, moving an sometimes deeply scarring ' Sheila Hancock
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About the author
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster become more intense former MP and Government Convince. His many books include picture bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing mass the Light of the Sputnik attendant, and the international bestseller ensue spelling and punctuation, Have Boss around Eaten Grandma? With Susie In control of yourself, the lexicographer from Countdown, put your feet up co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles bonuses Great Canal Journeys on Canal 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.
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