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O'CARROLL, BRENDAN: : THE REAL MRS BROWN: The Brendan O'Carroll Story

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2013.

ISBN 9781444754544.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,7th imp. [Complete number line 7,so 1st edn,7th impression.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Subject/author bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with pink+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn, 7th imp,1-295pp [paginated] includes a Preface,a Prologue,32 chapters,16pp of mixture of b/w+ colour contemporary auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 (b/w+colour) and pp200/01 (all colour) respectively,Acknowledgements and Picture acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,and a Contents list/table. Who'd have thought a Dublin mammy with a cream cardigan and elasticated tan tights could storm British TV screens and leave a nation helpless with laughter?                                    Brendan O'Carroll performs to tens of thousands of people a night in packed-out stadiums across the country.In the last four years Brendan's TV show has become a number 1 ratings success and he's even making a movie (then 2013).But Brendan has had to battle hard for success.The youngest of eleven children,his mother was Maureen O'Carroll,a former nun who went on to become the first woman to be elected to the Irish parliament.Brendan adored his strong,widowed mother - and she later became the inspiration for his indomitable character Agnes Brown. However,the family endured poverty reminiscent of 'Angela's Ashes' and Brendan saw no option but to leave school at 12 to work.He married young and for decades struggled to make ends meet.                                            Eventually,bankrupt and desperate,Brendan went to see a fortune teller who told him she could see his future achieving worldwide success as a comedian and actor.At first Brendan laughed at the notion,but then he thought of how much his friends loved his gags,and decided to give it a go. . . This is the magical story of how a lovable Irishman with a wig and a wit as caustic as battery acid surprised everyone - most of all himself - by becoming one of the best-loved comedians in the world. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,7th imp.
Not SIGNED.

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