{"product_id":"i-love-the-bones-of-you-9781471176340","title":"I Love the Bones of You","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A beautiful book’ Zoë Ball \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘My father was an “ordinary man”, which of course means he was extraordinary.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Be it as Nicky Hutchinson in \u003ci\u003eOur Friends In The North\u003c\/i\u003e, Maurice in \u003ci\u003eThe A Word\u003c\/i\u003e, or his reinvention of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, One man, in life and death, has accompanied Christopher Eccleston every step of the way – his father, Ronnie. In\u003ci\u003e I Love the Bones of You\u003c\/i\u003e, Eccleston unveils a vivid portrait of a relationship that has shaped his entire career trajectory – mirroring and defining his own highs and lows, from stage and screen triumph to breakdown, anorexia and self-doubt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eccleston describes how the tightening grip of  dementia on his father slowly blinded him to his son’s existence, forcing a new and final chapter in their connection. Told with trademark honesty and openness, \u003ci\u003eI Love the Bones of You\u003c\/i\u003e is a cele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘We know what to expect from the autobiographies of most actors, I think: anecdotes, charm, more than mild self-satisfaction and faux-modesty by the bucketload.  But Christopher Eccleston is not most \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eactors, and his autobiography is not most autobiographies. This is a superb book, full of revelations, as intense and tortured as its writer and not an easy ride at all.’ \u003c\/b\u003e -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The book I’d most like to find under my tree is Christopher Eccleston’s memoir \u003ci\u003eI Love the Bones of You, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich talks about his beloved dad and Christopher’s history of anorexia and depression.  He was a guest on my show and made such an impact.’\u003c\/b\u003e   -- Lorraine Kelly * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The actors book prompted headlines because he writes of his struggle with anorexia but it is about so much more, particularly his relationship with his father, which has shaped his entire career. A million miles from the usual celebrity memoir.’ \u003c\/b\u003e -- Books of the Year * Mail On Sunday *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867183133015,"sku":"9781471176340","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-love-the-bones-of-you-9781471176340","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}