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Alan Titchmarsh - Nobbut a lad

Description: ISBN 0340831189 / Author: Alan Titchmarsh / Genre: Biography / In this warm, wonderfully evocative and often hilarious memoir one of the ... more

Alan Titchmarsh - Nobbut a lad ... best-loved men in Britain, Alan Titchmarsh, brilliantly recalls his childhood in 1950s Yorkshire. Alan Titchmarsh grew up, and developed his passion for nature in the wild and beautiful landscape of Yorkshire. A real treat for his millions of fans, the ever-popular presenter vividly depicts a childhood of simple pleasures like climbing trees and fishing in streams, in a time of post-war austerity. It was not a deprived childhood, yet neither was the garden eternally rosy and Alan's colourful portrait of a bygone era brings poignant moments and others that leave you aching with laughter. Alan's sharp eye for detail brings to life various family members and their memorable quirks, as well as local characters, childhood haunts and significant events that have shaped his life. Filled with Alan's inimitable down-to-earth humour and heart-warming tales, this memoir is guaranteed to be every bit as well-loved as Trowel and Error, which has now sold over 400,000 copies, and become a classic of childhood memoir.

Newest Review: ... book of memoirs has Alan recalling many funny , human and poignant times from his childhood . It is told with his down to ... more

... earth charm shining through and his Yorkshire wit . Alan was born on May 2nd 1949 . After a difficult birth he seemed destined to be an only child until his sister Kath arrived five years later .There is a Foreword which lasts three or four pages where Alan explains that very few names have been changed in this book . He feels there is nothing contentious or libelous and I tend to agree . He does admit though that as with us all , his memory may play tricks on him occasionally . In this case what he perceives as a partic...more

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Alan Titchmarsh - Nobbut a lad: Man and boy (872 words)
by - written on 10/08/07 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Lately I have been reading ‘Nobbut A Lad ‘ by Alan Titchmarsh .I found it an unpretentious read which flowed along at a nice gentle pace . Throughout the book I got the feeling that each chapter was written as honestly and accurately , as memory will allow. I found the beginning quite startling as , reading many of the early chapters rang so true with much of my early life . However on the whole the similarities were simply because , I was born within a few years of Alan ,and I was brought up in Yorkshire also . Fair enough mine was a city childhood , but we regularly visited family who lived near Skipton ,so I found I could relate to his stories about life in the West ... Read the complete review