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And Away...
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The number one best seller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.
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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- O. Marsh
- 19-09-21
Bleeped swearwords?
Bleeping out the c-word? Really, Simon and Shoe-ster? It's a book, not a tabloid newspaper!
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- Dan Cooper
- 16-09-21
Typical Bob
If you love him and his works then you will love this. Down to earth and hilarious as ever. Long live Robert Mortimer.
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- Js L.
- 26-11-21
Best 7 hrs and 59 mins I've ever had
It's just so engaging. Love Bob's voice. Gutted I'm finished. Best book I've ever downloaded on here.
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- V.F.
- 11-11-21
Bob is a great storyteller
Bob is a great storyteller, which is why I wanted to listen to his book. It was fascinating to find out about his life before fame; a life which I didn't expect.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-12-21
Honestly wish this was longer
A wonderful autobiography. I loved listening to Bob read this. At times sad but expectantly hilarious too. Well done Bob.
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- The Geordie Traveller
- 02-12-21
Just utterly lovely.
Heartfelt, hilarious, and hereditary. Sorry, couldn’t think of a third word beginning with H so hereditary will have to do.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-11-21
Takes me back...
Brilliant book and excellent narration by Bob himself. Takes me back to my school days when I first watched The Big Night Out. I laughed out loud at times, a quality read.
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- Toby James
- 28-11-21
What a Yarn!
What an insight into a man who I think is rightfully described by some as a national treasure. The transition from Robert Mortimer, Solicitor to Bob Mortimer is touching, heartwarming, heart breaking and brilliant. Self effacing and earnest, Bob is a marvel
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- Sion
- 29-11-21
Just a great listen.
Utter joy. No sex, drugs and rock and roll but a lot of heart and a lot of humour.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-11-21
And Away
I recommend this book to everyone and anyone, it’s made me laugh a and cry Robert (Bob) has such a beautiful soul and I felt that I really got to know him and he is everything and more of the person we see on TV. Thank you
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