David Jason: My Life
My Life
$37.74
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2014
Summary
The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain’s best-loved actors.
Winner of the National Book Awards Autobiography of the Year
The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain’s best-loved actors.
Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, thro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099581161 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099581167 |
| Author: | David Jason |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 326g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
As good as it gets … so much on every page … a great, great book. * Chris Evans *
It’s a romp of a chronicle, a life according to Del Boy, the ultimate cheeky chappy. * Daily Telegraph *
Jason’s account of his ‘busy and fulfilling life’ is as genuinely genial as the man himself … his hugely likeable memoirs reveal he’s had the last laugh. * Daily Mail - Book of the Week *
The book is terrific. * Richard Bacon *
How the son of a market porter gave up a career as an electrician to become one of Britain’s most successful and best loved actors … the long awaited story… * Independent *
It really is a life story, I thoroughly enjoyed it. * Matt Baker, The One Show *
He comes across as hugely likeable and approachable. * Daily Mail *
Touching, funny and warm-hearted. * Sunday Mirror *
Touching and funny … it really is a top read. * Sun *
Written with real charm. * Guardian *
About The Author
David Jason
Sir David Jason was born in 1940 in North London. His acting career has been long and varied- from his theatre work in the West End to providing voices for Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and The BFG; and from Open All Hours and The Darling Buds of May to his starring roles as Detective Inspector Frost in A Touch of Frost and, of course, Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. He lives with his wife, Gill, and their daughter, Sophie, in Buckinghamshire.
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