Marketplace.
Romany And Tom
£11.37
£11.37/each
Sold and sent by Speedyhen
Delivered by post or courier
Delivery
- FREE standard courier delivery by Thu 4 Sept
Returns
Returns available within 30 days.
Romany And Tom
£11.37
£11.37/each
Description
______________________A moving, funny and beautifully written memoir by musician, DJ and writer Ben Watt which carefully chronicles his parents'' lives, their marriage and their decline into old ageLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2014______________________''Wise, moving and entertaining... a major achievement to rival any of Watt''s recordings'' - Guardian''A poignant, life-affirming work'' - Financial Times______________________Ben Watt''s father, Tommy, was a working-class Glaswegian jazz musician, a politicised left-wing bandleader and a composer. His heyday in the late fifties took him into the glittering heart of London’s West End, where he broadcast live with his own orchestra from the Paris Theatre and played nightly with his quintet at the the glamorous Quaglino''s. Ben''s mother, Romany, the daughter of a Methodist parson, schooled at Cheltenham Ladies'' College, was a RADA-trained Shakespearian actress, who had triplets in her first marriage before becoming a leading showbiz columnist in the.sixties and seventies. They were both divorcees from very different backgrounds who came together like colliding trains in 1957. Both a personal journey and a portrait of his parents, Romany and Tom is a vivid story of the post-war years, ambition and stardom, family roots and secrets, life in clubs and in care homes. It is also about who we are, where we come from, and how we love and live with each other for a long time.______________________''You know when everyone last month was going ''Ben Watt''s Romany & Tom is amazing?'' I''ve just read it. It really is'' - Caitlin Moran
Sold by Speedyhen (Speedy Hen LTD)
| Author | Ben Watt |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781408845103 |
| Item Height | 2.4 |
| Item Length | 13.1 |
| Item Width | 19.7 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Delivery
- FREE standard courier delivery by Thu 4 Sept
Returns
Not happy with a Marketplace item? You can request a return and refund online up to 30 days after the delivery date. You'll need to return the item to the Marketplace seller.Our returns policy
Explore more
About Marketplace
We're giving you more choice than ever before. Shop more products from more brands across homewares, beauty, electricals and much more.
Sold and sent by trusted sellers right to your door.
No reviews yet
Help other customers like you
Reviews are submitted by our customers directly through our website. We also share reviews from other retailers' websites to help you make an informed decision.
Write a review