{"product_id":"mortification-9781399607681","title":"Mortification","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Watson is generally accepted to be alive. And yet he's died many times. Not just on stage - though he'll tell you about that - but in other ways, too. There's been the death of his innocence. The death of his panel-show career. And then there was the time he died inside . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a warm, wise and hilarious book about mortification, failure and all the times life doesn't work out as planned. But it's also a book that questions whether the things we strive for - recognition, success, the approval of others - are really the things that matter. It's a book about death that reminds us how to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCruel dismissals, personal mortifications, career disappointments and daggers to the heart. \u003cb\u003eThis is Mark Watson's brave look at failure\u003c\/b\u003e. Lucky it's funny or it'd be really depressing -- Danny Wallace\u003cbr\u003eMark Watson's \u003cb\u003eabundant, whip-smart humour\u003c\/b\u003e is all over every page. \u003cb\u003eHis honesty in this book is a tonic\u003c\/b\u003e, a generous gift to anyone who has ever tried to \"make it\" -- Shaparak Khorsandi\u003cbr\u003eLife is full of hurdles, but this \u003cb\u003ehilarious book\u003c\/b\u003e brilliantly demonstrates that we learn more by hitting them than clearing them. \u003cb\u003eThe world is overflowing with disappointments, but thankfully this book is not one of them\u003c\/b\u003e -- Richard Herring\u003cbr\u003eMark Watson makes the base metal of failure into\u003cb\u003e comedy gold\u003c\/b\u003e -- Adam Kay\u003cbr\u003eMark Watson is a\u003cb\u003e national treasure\u003c\/b\u003e -- Richard Osman\u003cbr\u003eLife is full of hurdles, but \u003cb\u003ethis hilarious book brilliantly demonstrates that we learn more by hitting them than clearing them. \u003c\/b\u003eThe world is overflowing with disappointments, but thankfully this book is not one of them -- Richard Herring\u003cbr\u003eDespite Mark Watson being one of my Taskmaster enemies, I have to say this book is\u003cb\u003e an absolutely gorgeous read, full of funny and heartwarming anecdotes that will make you feel better\u003c\/b\u003e -- Aisling Bea\u003cbr\u003eMark Watson has always been far ahead of the curve. \u003cb\u003eGenerous and honest are good words to describe his work.\u003c\/b\u003e The comedy scene is very lucky to have him -- Josie Long\u003cbr\u003eIf you're interested in comedy (small if), \u003cb\u003eyou won't find a better book than this\u003c\/b\u003e. Mark Watson is a thoroughbred comedian. \u003cb\u003eIf you cut him open \u003c\/b\u003e(big if)\u003cb\u003e he would bleed comedy\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Horne\u003cbr\u003eMark is an exceptional comedian and\u003cb\u003e this insight into his process is hilarious and invaluable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sara Pascoe\u003cbr\u003eMark has \u003cb\u003ealways been one of those annoyingly brilliant and clever comedians\u003c\/b\u003e, and he's gone and done it again. \u003cb\u003eBrilliant whether you're a die-hard comedy fan or you just like the occasional chuckle\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jason Manford","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836751692119,"sku":"9781399607681","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399607681.jpg?v=1710381972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mortification-9781399607681","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}