My Animals, and Other Animals by Bill Bailey - ISBN: 9781529436150
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Bill Bailey’s life: animals, comedy, and a surprisingly hostile chicken.

My Animals, and Other Animals

A memoir of sorts

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 2024

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Summary

I’m always wary of llamas. They’re mischievous and smart. I get a sense, when I approach them, that they are conferring … as if to say, ‘that’s that bloke off the telly.’

Bill Bailey always had a variety of dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons, and an armadillo called Tomm…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529436150
ISBN-10:152943615X
Author:Bill Bailey
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:8 October 2024
Weight:460g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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Critics Review

Gently amusing and frequently informative… Just a chapter with my morning tea lifted my mood, and helped me approach the day with a dose of Bailey-esque curiosity, tolerance and humour. * Telegraph *You can tell a true naturalist from a hobbyist by the fact that they can get madly smitten even by animals they can’t cuddle - so, hello bats, cockroaches, a tasselled wobbegong… Bailey can find affection almost anywhere * Guardian *Captivating * the Scotsman *A series of funny tableaus that are sure to keep you charmed * PA Media *

About The Author

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. He is perhaps most well known for his live shows, including Larks in Transit, Qualmpeddler, Limboland, and The Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. His work on television includes programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books and QI. He is also the author of Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to British Birds and Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness. He lives in West London with a small menagerie of animals and humans.

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