{"product_id":"billy-the-no-1-bestseller-by-pamela-stephenson","title":"Billy: The No.1 Bestseller by Pamela Stephenson","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"145\" data-start=\"51\"\u003eA candid and entertaining look at the life of Billy Connolly from someone who knew him best\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"147\"\u003eGood Condition – Light cover wear with minor edge and corner wear. Page edges show age-related tanning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"500\" data-start=\"147\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBy turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this intimate biography of the British comic is \"a triumph of the will, an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewith punch lines\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of the UK's most beloved stand-up comedians, Billy Connolly is recognized around the world for his HBO comedy specials and roles in movies like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Boondock Saints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. An inspiration to generations of British comedians, including such stars as Eddie Izzard, Billy is known simply as \"The Big Yin\" in his native Scotland. But his road to success was anything but easy. Abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow tenement, abused by his father and the cruel aunt who became his caretaker, he would seem to have little chance of survival let alone meteoric success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the revelatory, poignant, and wildly entertaining biography is written by the woman who knows him best—his wife. Pamela Stephenson, a clinical psychologist, takes us through the heartbreaking and hilarious life of this comic legend, providing an intimate window into what made him the man he is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48182579986644,"sku":"TVJ-025189","price":6.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-025189-1.jpeg?v=1782708946","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/billy-the-no-1-bestseller-by-pamela-stephenson","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}