Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied with String - Michael Crawford

I couldn,t believe my luck when I came across this wonderful autobiography, I had heard references to it, and even heard the interview Michael Crawford give on the This Morning programme some years ago. The title was the first thing which made me curious and if you read the book , he explains the reason for it. As for the story, what a man, you cannot fail to be drawn in, I sometimes felt I was there with him, I honestly did not want to put this book down, some of his anecdotes are absolutely hilarious, Frank spencer,springs to mind many times, but he deserves every accolade and more for his storytelling abilities, he is a superstar who has worked so hard in ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished reading what I consider to be one of the most enjoyable autobiographies I have ever come across. I have always enjoyed watching Michael Crawford on stage, cinema screen or television, and it was with a certain amount of trepidation that I started reading his book 'Parcel arrived safely- Tied with string'. Would it be a book tarnished with an overdose of sentimentality and 'luvvi-ness'? Or would it be an enjoyable read? Michael Crawford was born in 1942 and was, for want of a better word, born on the wrong side of the blanket. The man who later married his mother was killed on active service and she married again. The book ...  Read the complete review

Parcel arrived safely tied with string, strange title! The title was the code sent my Micheal's mother in a telegraph ( remember those ) to donate the arrival boy. This book is the biography of Micheal Crawford, if the author had remained annonyamous you could still have guessed the writer from the gentle humour in the style of writing. An idyallic childhood lead into a series of chances that Micheal grabbed with both hands & turned to his advantage bringing us the joys of Some mother do have em & his brilliant portrayal of the Phantom, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. Highs & lows of Micheals life are all written in a ...  Read the complete review