Two months after his eleventh birthday, on 9 July 1944, the gates of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp closed behind Ladislaus Lob. Five months later, with the Second World War still raging, he crossed the border into Switzerl&, cold & hungry, but alive & safe. He was not alone, but part of a group of some 1, 670 Jewish men, women & children from Hungary, who had been rescued from the Nazis as a result of a deal made by a man called Rezso Kasztner ...

Frank & funny, unorthodox, liberated & quintessentially English, Dodie Smith, playwright & novelist, was the author of those immortal classics, The Hundred & One Dalmations & I Capture the Castle. One of the most successful dramatists of her generation, she spent the war years in America, befriended Christopher Isherwood &, through Walt Disney's film, became a household name. ...

Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure.

Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy.

As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & very funny.

From her early years as an RAF child & her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism & her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic & unstoppable woman.






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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades, encompassing a vast & brilliant array of characters. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure.

Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy.

As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & very funny.

From her early years as an RAF child & her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism & her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic & unstoppable woman.






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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, wtih a career that has spanned nearly three decades, encompassing a vast & brilliant array of characters. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes. Here, in her autobiography, she describes the twists & turns of the journey that would eventually establish her as a, perhaps unlikely
- but nevertheless genuine, national treasure.

Dawn first appeared on the British entertainment scene as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Then, later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy.

As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed recurring characters, parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist.

Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley again has showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & funny.

From her early years as an RAF child to her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, from her outspoken views on sizism to her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic & unstoppable woman.









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Dear Joan comprises a unique series of letters between a young airman, Tony Ross, & Joan Charles, a girl he met briefly ...

Dear Joan comprises a unique series of letters between a young airman, Tony Ross, & Joan Charles, a girl whom he met briefly ...

Sir Peter Ustinov's beautifully crafted autobiography is told with exquisite wit & insight. From his birth in April 1921, it spans his extraordinary career as actor, playwright, film star & director, confirming his early belief that he is 'irrevocably betrothed to laughter'. Ustinov's renowned gift for mimicry is exploited to the full in Dear Me. Eccentric relatives, school masters, sergeant majors & manic Hollywood moguls are all brought unforgettably to life. ...

Sir Peter Ustinov's beautifully crafted autobiography is told with exquisite wit & insight. From his birth in April 1921, it spans his extraordinary career as actor, playwright, film star & director, confirming his early belief that he is 'irrevocably betrothed to laughter'. Ustinov's renowned gift for mimicry is exploited to the full in Dear Me. Eccentric relatives, school masters, sergeant majors & manic Hollywood moguls are all brought unforgettably to life. ...