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Handstands in the Dark
- Author
- Janey Godley
- Narrator
- Janey Godley
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 27 May 2021
- Run Time
- 11 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Memoirs, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Autobiography: arts and entertainment
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 reviews)
What to expect
'An inspirational book - DAILY MAIL
'A harrowing memoir . . . Unlike a lot of comics she's brave and honest enough to reveal her innermost emotions, and it's this sincerity that gives her streetwise revelations such bite' - GUARDIAN
'Genuinely compelling and very brave' - GLASGOW HERALD
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A unique life story from a true survivor, read by the author.
Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city's most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley's young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit - and her vivid sense of humour - kept her alive.
A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK's most popular comedic talents.
(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
I would highly recommend this book, it was such a good listen. It was honest, sad and also very funny. I laughed out loud many a time with this book and looked forward to listening to it. Fantastic 💖
Eviecatmum 2023-05-03 -
5.0 5.0
A very good listen, Janey.
Life appears to have never dealt you a decent hand of cards.
You have spent your entire life battling against one thing or another. But you still put on your big girl pants and face up to it.
I really enjoyed you descriptions of Shettleston and Duke street where my own father was born in 1924.
I recommend this audiobook.
Thanks x
I recommend this bookAndy McPeak 2022-09-04
Details
- Author
- Janey Godley
- Narrator
- Janey Godley
- Duration
- 11 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529366761
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Memoirs, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Autobiography: arts and entertainment
- Rating
- 5.0(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(3 reviews)
Synopsis
THE MOVING AND HONEST MEMOIR OF SURVIVAL FROM JANEY GODLEY: 'AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE' - BILLY CONNOLLY 'An inspirational book - DAILY MAIL'A harrowing memoir . . . Unlike a lot of comics she's brave and honest enough to reveal her innermost emotions, and it's this sincerity that gives her streetwise revelations such bite' - GUARDIAN'Genuinely compelling and very brave' - GLASGOW HERALD------A unique life story from a true survivor, read by the author.Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city's most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley's young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit - and her vivid sense of humour - kept her alive.A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK's most popular comedic talents.(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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