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Miles Jupp (Author)
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Publication Date: 26 April 2012

Fanatical about cricket since he was a boy, MILES JUPP would do anything to see his heroes play. But perhaps deciding to bluff his way into the press corps during England's Test series in India wasn't his best idea.

By claiming to be the cricket correspondent for BBC Scotland and getting a job with the (Welsh) Western Mail, Miles lands the press pass that will surely be the ticket to his dreams. Soon, he finds himself in cricket heaven - drinking with David Gower and Beefy, sharing bar room banter with Nasser Hussain and swapping diarrhoea stories with the Test Match Special team. Amazing!

But struggling in the heat under the burden of his own fibs, reality soon catches up with Miles as - like a cricket-obsessed Boot from Evelyn Waugh's Scoop - he bumbles from one disaster to the next. A joyous, charming, yet cautionary tale, Fibber in the Heat is for anyone who's ever dreamt about doing nothing but watching cricket all day long.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (26 April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091943124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091943127
  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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It's a tale of slavish fandom, the highs and lows of which are illustrated with dexterity... It's not only cricket fans and journalists who'll appreciate this yarn - it's a tale for lovers in the wider sense, and of the boundaries they'll cross (Independent)

Crisply funny... Jupp is a genteel treat (Guardian)

Jupp is intelligent, charismatic and one of the most established raconteurs around (Time Out)

Delightful and full of selfmockery (Mail on Sunday)

His tribute to the simple pleasures of fandom is a touching one (Guardian)

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Comedian and cricket obsessive Miles Jupp hatches an ill-conceived plan to join the England cricket team in India
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5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud Funny 19 May 2012
By Mr. R. Powell
Format:Paperback
I bought this in the airport looking for a light read to take on holiday with me. I enjoy Miles' stand up suff and and I'm a fan of cricket. It looked like it would fit the bill,and it did. This is a real delight. Miles' description of how he came to love cricket, how he came on this mad idea and finally actually live the dream are very funny indeed. Of course, without giving too much away, 'the dream' does not quite live up to his expectations. His descriptions of dealing with Indian beaurocracy, and the effects of the Indian diet on his bowels are particulary funny as is his self deprecating humour. If you're looking for a light, entertaining and funny read this summer you won't find much better than this. Oh, and you don't need to be a cricket lover to appreciate it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Miles Better? 20 Mar 2013
By Roger Risborough
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This is a book by someone who sets out to become a cricket journalist but fails, following an England test tour of India that ends as a draw. So as a piece of work it has some inbuilt miss-fires and false steps, a bit like a fast bowler steaming in to the wicket only to pull up just before the delivery stride. This may explain why it took so long to become a book, given that the action in question took place in 2005/2006 in the national cricketing euphoria immediately after England's historic Ashes victory. But, as the publishers would no doubt argue, a good travel book is about the journey rather than the destination. However, this isn't a travel book, despite Miles Jupp's attempts to throw in the usual litany of Indian travel woes (taxi traumas, toilet traumas, train traumas, tiger traumas etc, etc). Instead, this is really about someone trying to "find their place", as Jupp lurches from his embryonic entertainment career towards something that he hopes will be more challenging and rewarding. The "place" he is looking for isn't just about finding his true calling or getting a seat with his name on it in the press box - it's about being accepted by the battle-hardened journalists he tries to rub along with, and ultimately the discovery he makes is that he doesn't want to be with the joyless men of the press at all really. He wants to be out in the stands with the fans, where he can clap and cheer and be himself. The last seven years have shown that Miles' true niche was in entertainment afterall, and not in writing books, and this work seems to emphasise that. This is fine, but "In And Out Of The kitchen" on Radio 4 is miles better.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Helps if you like cricket 23 July 2012
By F.R. Jameson
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Miles Jupp is becoming an increasingly visible presence on British TV these days. He shows up on `Have I Got News For You' and `Would I Lie To You' - and I thought he was very authoritative on the entertaining documentary Andy Hamilton made about Satan. However when I first saw him, he wasn't a mid-ranked comedian at all - he was Archie the inventor on bizarre Scottish kids' programme `Balamory'. (I have young nieces, and so a certain level of exposure to these things). And it's in the period between him being on kids TV and him starting to make an impression as comedian that this memoir begins.

One day Miles, a great cricket fan, decided that the best career to have if you want to watch lots of cricket is a cricket journalist. (You can't fault the logic.) Armed with a story British film critic Barry Norman apparently used to tell that, when things weren't going well for him, he used to hang out in bars in Fleet Street pretending to be hard at work until people started beginning conversations with "Barry, I know you're busy, but could you possibly do something for us...." Miles blagged himself credentials from BBC Scotland and (Wales's) The Western Mail, to go cover the English cricket team's tour to India.

What follows is a genial and humorous guide to how he tried to fit in with the other 'journalists' when basically having the heart of a fan. The book is an almost laugh out loud funny travelogue, with anecdotes of misunderstanding placed on top of misunderstanding. Sometimes it's clear that it was based on a stand-up comedy show, but that's maybe why the more reflective parts work so well - they give the book an extra level of depth.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful tale from a cricket fan 16 May 2012
By Rob Kelly
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I saw the Fibber in the Heat stage show in Norwich in early 2011 and it was a brilliantly entertaining evening. When I found out Miles Jupp was publishing it as a book I eagerly awaited the arrival of my copy from Amazon. It doesn't disappoint and the book was every bit as good as the show. I loved the passage about the touts Meaty Man 1 & Meaty Man 2 outside the Oval in 2005 and Miles description of sharing hotel bar drinks with England legends Botham, Gower & Hussain. There's also a lovely rich seam of self-deprecation running throughout, particularly the references to Archie the Inventor.

All in all it's a delightful book written by a cricket fan for cricket fans who ever wondered what it would be like to live out their fantasy of watching cricket and getting paid for it, nearly!
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4.0 out of 5 stars If you like Miles and cricket you will like this book 5 Jun 2013
By Life begins at my last birthday
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Very English, the affectionate descriptions of India and its people chime with other books I have read by people who have spent time there. Journos, players of both nationalities (current and ex) mainly appear to be a decent bunch and the author clearly looks back on these events with fondness. I found the book very entertaining if a little slow to get gong, several genuine laugh out loud moments including (I am ashamed to say) probably the funniest description of an episode of diarrhoea ever written.... It does help, I am sure, if you are a cricket fan and possibly also if you enjoy scatological humour!
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's all a bit too easy for what is meant to be a blagger's tale
The set-up for this book - a skilled comedian pretends to be a journalist in order to follow a cricket tour in India - could lend itself to one of several different sorts of tales:... Read more
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Read about this in the Telegraph and bought it for my husband. He thought it was great and laughed out loud quite a lot.
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I came across this book firstly in paperback and dipped in at various points. Enjoyed it so much that I decided to take the plunge on my Kindle. It turned out to be well worth it! Read more
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This is a must-read for any cricketing fan.
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I read it from cover to cover in 36 hours and just couldn't put it... Read more
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A gentle, affectionate journal of a cherished dream turning to dust. Witty, humane and engaging throughout.Just don't ask him about Balamoray
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I heard the back end of an interview with Miles Jupp on TMS a bit ago and thought he sounded a lot like Archie from Balamory,having watched it with my granddaughter on several... Read more
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