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by Clarissa Dickson Wright (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (4 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340933895
  • ISBN-13: 978-1444706413
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Packed with hilarious anecdotes, fizzing with energy, throbbing with pain, this has to be the autobiography of the year' -- Daily Mail 'She packs her story with marvellous anecdotes' -- Sunday Times 'This is a searing book, but also one with rays of good humour' -- Country Life 'Extraordinary and occasionally heartbreaking story' -- Belfast Telegraph 'Fascinating' 'An often funny, shocking and very honest read' -- Active Life 20081001

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'Packed with hilarious anecdotes, fizzing with energy, throbbing with pain, this has to be the autobiography of the year' (Daily Mail )

'She packs her story with marvellous anecdotes' (Sunday Times )

'This is a searing book, but also one with rays of good humour' (Country Life )

'Extraordinary and occasionally heartbreaking story' (Belfast Telegraph )

'Fascinating’ ‘An often funny, shocking and very honest read’ (Active Life )
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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Confined to bed; this almost made it worthwhile., 11 Sep 2007
By Mrs. C. L. Clarke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spilling the Beans (Hardcover)
What an amazing, moving, autobiography. A strong person who through her relentlesly non-self-pitying honesty gives hope to all of us with our own acknowledged flaws, and allows us to form other perspectives on various ideas about life without thrusting her own views upon us. Thank you, Clarissa. Perhaps you could now turn your hand to writing novels, since it would be unfair to expect another volume of your autobiography just yet. You have left me wanting to read more of your fabulous thoughts, which could surely be given somewhat more of a free rein in a novel, so please think about turning your talents in that direction.

Sadly, I don't suppose you will ever see this. If anyone else does, I cannot recommend this book more strongly; it is both uplifting and inspiring.

Cora-Lynne
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, funny, sad, moving and story of survival!, 24 Mar 2008
By E. V. Hall "Lainey" - See all my reviews
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I loved it! Clarissa is so funny and very clever! Sadly, she had been affected by alcoholism brought on by the loss of her mother, that said, her father was an alcoholic so the addictive gene is there!

She has had an eventful life to say the least and although was struck by alcoholism and the truama of what happened to her in her earlier years she is a born survivor and an example to all! You can recover and pick yourself up and even better with the support of friends - she has lots of them.

This book was laugh out loud at points - you could actually hear her speaking as you read. There were of course very poignant times too which affected her deeply.

She was never afraid of hard work and proved that even although she was a barrister, when she hit an all time low she took a job in a country manor as a cook! She had no qualms about doing so either. A lesson to us all!

A fine read and well worth the money - I loved it and recommend it to anyone!
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46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful insight into a facinating personality, 10 Sep 2007
By Mrs. B "Mrs.B" (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spilling the Beans (Hardcover)
I have always loved Clarissa Dickson Wright's TV programs and books. I followed the Two Fat Ladies and Clarissa and the Countryman avidly. When I caught a preview of this book in the Sunday Mail, I preordered it there and then.

It was from the beginning an very matter of fact tale of a person who has led an incredible life of ups and downs and then when it seemed all was lost, turned it around when so many may have just given up.

From being violently abused by her famous father, becomming a barrister just to spite him, to falling into the abyss of alcoholism and then digging herself out again, this story had me enthralled and amazed from the first page to the last.

I recommend it to anyone who is facinated by the human being's ability to survive against the odds.
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