Summary
One of Britain’s most successful, controversial columnists looks back on his childhood and how we got from there to here. ‘Littlejohn’s large-hearted nostalgia and aggression tempered with humour, remain a necessary tonic.’ - The Times
Born when wartime rationing was still in force and children ran free and wild, the world in which Richard Littlejohn grew up feels like it could be another country, let alone another century.
In Littlejohn’s Lost World, he goes in search of his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099569282 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099569280 |
| Author: | Richard Littlejohn |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
His is the story of millions of others. If you, like him, feel that world has vanished forever, then you will find it vividly recreated in this captivating memoir. * Daily Mail *
Littlejohn has a sharp, anarchic intelligence, underpinned with an aching nostalgia. His eloquent rage, large-hearted nostalgia, and aggression tempered with humour, remain a necessary tonic. * The Times *
gloriously evocative * Daily Mail *
Riveting childhood memoirs * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Richard Littlejohn
Richard Littlejohn is an award-winning Daily Mail columnist and broadcaster, and a number one best-selling author.
In 2012, he was awarded the prestigious Edgar Wallace Prize for fine writing by the London Press Club. He was voted one of the most influential journalists of the past forty years by Press Gazette, has been Fleet Street’s Columnist of the Year, and was named Irritant of the Year by the BBC’s What The Papers Say for his unrivalled ability to get under the skin of the great and good. His satirical books and his highly-acclaimed novel To Hell in a Handcart have all been best sellers.
Richard has written for The Sun, London’s Evening Standard, Punch, and The Spectator. He has presented his own TV series and documentaries on LWT, Sky, Channel 4, and Carlton, winning a Silver Rose of Montreux. As a radio presenter, he has worked for London’s LBC and the BBC, receiving a Sony Award for his football phone-in show 6-0-6.
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