Dear Tom by Tom Courtenay
Partly a memoir of a working-class way of life that has gone for ever, this work presents a record of the love between mother and son, and a portrait of the artist as a young actor.
'This is an unusual bookIt brims with unabashed love.' Irish Independent
'What lifts DEAR TOM well above the usual run of thespian recollections is that it is also a posthumous collaboration with his mother Annie, the author of the letters which fill the second half of the book, and which provide a deeply touching counterpoint of unfulfilled promise to his firework ascent into celebrity in the early Sixties.' Independent
'Wonderfully accomplished...an unusual and touching memoir.' Daily Mail
'Pure Alan Bennett, but more warm-hearted...one of the most moving books I've read all year.' Scotsman
'Like many of our skilled actors, among them Dirk Bogarde, Alec Guinness and Peter O'Toole, Courtenay proves to be a skilled and sensitive writer.' Glasgow Sunday Herald
'What lifts DEAR TOM well above the usual run of thespian recollections is that it is also a posthumous collaboration with his mother Annie, the author of the letters which fill the second half of the book, and which provide a deeply touching counterpoint of unfulfilled promise to his firework ascent into celebrity in the early Sixties.' Independent
'Wonderfully accomplished...an unusual and touching memoir.' Daily Mail
'Pure Alan Bennett, but more warm-hearted...one of the most moving books I've read all year.' Scotsman
'Like many of our skilled actors, among them Dirk Bogarde, Alec Guinness and Peter O'Toole, Courtenay proves to be a skilled and sensitive writer.' Glasgow Sunday Herald
Tom Courtenay shot to fame in the early Sixties with a string of successful films - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Billy Liar and Dr Zhivago to name but a few. Since then he has worked mainly in the theatre, but has also starred in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, created the part of Norman in The Dresser on both stage and screen, performed solo in the brilliant Russian dissident play Moscow Stations in Edinburgh, London and New York, created the role of Serge in the original West End production of Art and played King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. His latest film is Last Orders? He was knighted in the 2001 New Year's Honours List. Dear Tom is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552999267 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552999261 |
| Title | Dear Tom |
| Author | Tom Courtenay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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