Comedian Tom Allen's heartfelt and hilarious dispatches from life as a reluctant adult
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Comedian Tom Allen's heartfelt and hilarious dispatches from life as a reluctant adult
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As seen on BBC2's BETWEEN THE COVERS
'An extraordinary portrait of a son navigating his way through grief and loss in real time. Funny, candid, and measured' GRAHAM NORTONHappily settled in a new relationship and with a dream house of his own, Tom Allen could finally call himself an adult. But when his beloved dad died suddenly, Tom's life was rocked by a fresh set of challenges, and he started to find comfort in his friends, his past and his newly dug vegetable patch.With his hallmark honesty and wit, Tom writes beautifully about those days, weeks and months following loss, and about how bewildering the practicalities of life can be in the wake of an upheaval - those moments, really, when everything can start to feel a bit too much . . .'Hilarious and poignant' JO BRAND'Heartfelt, vulnerable and touchingly sincere' GUARDIAN'Life-affirming' ATTITUDECritic Reviews
An extraordinary portrait of a son navigating his way through grief and loss in real time. Funny, candid, and measured -- Graham Norton
Hilarious and poignant -- Jo Brand
Hilarious and at times heart-breaking Independent
Tom Allen paints a moving portrait of his father and their relationship . . . Heartfelt, vulnerable and touchingly sincere Guardian
Explores the complexity of grief and charts a belated independence The i
Life-affirming Attitude
About the Author
Tom Allen is a star on both stage and screen. He's the hilarious host of The Apprentice: You're Fired, co-host of Cooking With The Stars, and is also a regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice.
Tom's Absolutely tour of 2018 and 2019 was extended multiple times, selling over fifty-thousand tickets, including an unforgettable sold-out show at the London Palladium which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4 in 2019. Tom is back out on the road in 2023 with his brand-new tour show, Completely.Product Details
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