{"product_id":"believe-me-9781405922012","title":"Believe Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet to know a national icon in Eddie Izzard''s hilarious and dazzling autobiography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStar of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Marathon runner. Political campaigner.\u003cbr\u003eFashion icon. Human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. This is the story of how she broke through.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer relentless optimism has led her to always do things her own way, even if it didn''t work the first time, and her incredible self-belief has pushed her to keep on trying, even if it didn''t work the second or third time either.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether she was putting on teddy bear shows on boarding school beds or swordfighting on the streets of London, Eddie never stopped trying to achieve her dreams of becoming a performer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrimming with her distinctively surreal humour and disarming candour, \u003ci\u003eBelieve Me \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a person who never took no for an answer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKing of the Universe . . .  Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIzzard is Wikipedia in heels. He's made his career out of hilarious, dizzying, surreal routines held up by their own daft logic . . . A force of nature * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comedy gem\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIzzard has a \u003cb\u003eknack for reducing centuries' worth of history to just a few exquisite words \u003c\/b\u003e(the Romans were just 'fascist plumbers', for example) * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe funniest man in England\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Cleese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe\u003c\/b\u003e * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA consistent intelligence underpins Izzard's whimsy\u003c\/b\u003e * Chortle *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738966339927,"sku":"9781405922012","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405922012.jpg?v=1720050726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/believe-me-9781405922012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}