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Newest Review: ... teaching English and having to listen to his brother read out these letters gto his friends. Amidst their laughter and ... more

 ... ridicule he must reflect on a life that has passed him by with his stuck in a dreary seaside town. The story actually starts in the future with Jimmy about to do his famous stand up routine in front of a live TV audience and the story goes back in time to fill in the gaps between his humiliation in the pub and his impending big moment. However things are not quite what they seem. This must be one of the most hilarious books I have ever read, it has some real laugh out loud moments in it. Jimmy Conway is a superb char...more

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This is your Life - John O'Farrell: Dear Future Me (289 words)
by - written on 03/04/10 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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So confident was he that one day he would be famous Jimmy Conway wrote himself a series of pompous letters reminding himself how to behave once he had great wealth and fame. The thing is life did not turn out quite how he expected and on the eve of his 35th birthday he is sat in the pub, single, teaching English and having to listen to his brother read out these letters gto his friends. Amidst their laughter and ridicule he must reflect on a life that has passed him by with his stuck in a dreary seaside town. The story actually starts in the future with Jimmy about to do his famous stand up routine in front of a live TV audience and the story goes back in time ...  Read the complete review

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Fame without using sex? (1164 words)
by - written on 06/01/07, updated on  06/01/07 (Very useful, 176 readings)
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Lots of people keep a diary in their early years only to discover it years later and cringe with embarrassment when they read their juvenile ramblings; well for Jimmy Conway things were a little different. So confident was he as a youngster that he would grow up to be incredibly famous and wealthy that he wrote himself a series of letters imparting words of wisdom on how he should handle his fame. So confident was he in fact that one of the letters focused solely on how he should handle himself when the big red book is thrust in front of his face and the well known words “Jimmy Conway this is your life” are spoken. The problem is that sat in the pub with ...  Read the complete review

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