{"product_id":"books-other-side-of-the-moon-by-sheridan-morley","title":"Other Side of the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A highly readable work . Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.' \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheridan Morley wrote this biography of the consummate on-screen English gentleman after speaking to over 150 of Niven's friends and colleagues (only Rex Harrison refused). The result is a picture which both supports and contradicts the charming vagabond persona depicted in Niven's own bestselling memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile millions throughout his life were enchanted by Niven's happy-go-lucky charisma and world-class anecdotage, he was in many respects a private figure, haunted by a fear of failure, and a victim of several key tragedies in his personal life. Morley's biography is a warm, appreciative but perceptive account which captures both sides of one of Hollywood's most enduringly lovable figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'a compassionate account that goes past the blithe persona . yet, there is much humor--the actor's and his biographer's--in this notable book' \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Head and shoulders above the average showbiz biography . He understands many of Niven's deeper feelings' \u003cem\u003eJohn Mortimer, Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A well-told story . the darker side as well as the mask of a complex and perhaps desperate character. He was a life-enhancer off-screen as well as on' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Shrewd and pleasing; shows how dark Niven's moon could be' \u003cem\u003eAlexander Walker, Evening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669444747537,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780297787082.jpg?v=1781508494","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-other-side-of-the-moon-by-sheridan-morley","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}