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Alan Davies is a British actor and comedian that i have watched for many years. He wrote this book in his fifties, finally unpacking the child abuse from his past. Its a hard read but also enlightening in terms of the way his abuser ensures he is isolated from any support or nurturing. Incredibly brave of him to put this out into the world and hopefully it helps others.

Wow. Just WOW. I adore Alan Davies and this brave and absolutely brutal memoir has left me speechless. Stephen Fry had it right when he said “[it] will never leave you.” Bravo, Alan. Bravo.

I have always loved Alan Davies and his comedy style but I had no idea of the depths of sadness this funny man covers up with humour. From losing his mum at the tender age of 6 to shoplifting to make friends in a new schooli, this man has lived a relatively solitary life, despite his success.

Thank you @Jeg for loaning me this book (although I think you may have said I am free to pass it on to others 🤔). It‘s a recently released memoir by British comedian & actor Alan Davies.

This book reminded me that there is so much we don‘t know about people, the adverse childhood experiences they may have had, and their persistence and resilience despite it all. 💕🥲❤️

A very new book and as a fan of the TV series Jonathon Creek and Alan Davies I just had to read. Made me see how much childhood traumas can affect adult life. I read this in 2 days and thought he was very brave writing it. At times the anger just jumped off the page at me leaving me feeling sad. If you know him you will find this an enlightening read.
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As I was reading this I wondered how his brother and sister saw this time in their lives and then I came across this quote. So very true. My brother has completely different memories of events from our shared childhood.
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