{"product_id":"playing-under-the-piano-comedy-gold-sunday-times-9780349145143","title":"Playing Under the Piano Comedy gold Sunday Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHugh Bonneville is one of Britain''s most accomplished actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, W1A and the Paddington films. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I don''t remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs'' \u003c\/b\u003eChristina Patterson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tremendously entertaining'' \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Cooke, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A writer of considerable urbanity and wit'' \u003c\/b\u003eLynn Barber,\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''You''ll laugh, you''ll cry, you''ll love Hugh even more''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugh Bonneville is one of Britain''s most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in \u003ci\u003eNotting Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePaddington\u003c\/i\u003e films and \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e. From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for an estate agent, Hugh creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA writer of considerable urbanity and wit\u003c\/b\u003e. Gary Oldman says it is 'beautiful, touching and funny'. I agree. -- Lynn Barber * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComedy gold\u003c\/b\u003e... I don't remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs... A riveting account of what it takes to be an actor -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTremendously entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e... if collapsing into laughter is what you need at the moment, then \u003ci\u003ePlaying Under the Piano\u003c\/i\u003e could be the book for you... a \u003cb\u003edelicious and endearing\u003c\/b\u003e mode somewhere between utmost sincerity and utter bafflement -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA great read * Graham Norton *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenormously entertaining \u003c\/b\u003ememoir * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eThe tone of Hugh Bonneville's autobiography is very much like the man himself - \u003cb\u003ewarm, charming, funny and thoroughly embraceable\u003c\/b\u003e... There is a refreshing lack of narcissism in a narrative poised between detached observation and amused self-reflection... An enormously entertaining memoir -- Neil Norman * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eReally enjoyed this. \u003cb\u003eWonderfully funny and utterly charming\u003c\/b\u003e - just like the man himself! -- Jack Whitehall\u003cbr\u003eBy turns funny, touching, revealing -\u003cb\u003e full of insights, delights and surprises\u003c\/b\u003e. I couldn't have enjoyed it more -- Gyles Brandreth\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeous book. \u003cb\u003eWarm, friendly, funny and sometimes surprisingly emotional\u003c\/b\u003e. Very like Hugh himself -- Richard Curtis\u003cbr\u003eWhen other books have been forgotten, this one will be remembered. Hugh Bonneville's considerable talent for writing is on display page after page. \u003cb\u003eBeautiful. Touching. And funny.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gary Oldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharming, joyous and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, just like Hugh. -- Griff Rhys Jones\u003cbr\u003eA collection of stories painting a\u003cb\u003e brilliantly vivid\u003c\/b\u003e picture of a career on stage and screen * Yorkshire Post *\u003cbr\u003eBonneville is entertaining, with a clear-eyed view of his trade... Reliving it all so far with light and shade, bite and bonhomie, \u003cb\u003eas a memoirist Bonneville passes the audition with flying colours\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eYou'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love Hugh even more * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eBonneville tells of his life with appealing modesty... he gives us \u003cb\u003eplenty of backstage gossip\u003c\/b\u003e * Reader's Digest *\u003cbr\u003eWitty and moving * Country Living *\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Downton\u003c\/i\u003e star proves himself to be a polished raconteur -- Books of the Year * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully poised memoir\u003c\/b\u003e, both insightful and - occasionally - laugh-out-loud funny, with the gift for comic timing he reveals on screen and a sharp eye for detail... warmly engrossing -- Books of the Year * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eBonneville's affable screen presence richly translated onto the page through anecdotes and adventures... there are \u003cb\u003emany howling laughs\u003c\/b\u003e in this frequently entertaining memoir * RTE Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlaying Under the Piano\u003c\/i\u003e made me hoot -- Ben Macintyre, Books of the Year * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThough a funny raconteur, Bonneville also writes poignantly about his father's dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death * The Gloss *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloriously funny\u003c\/b\u003e... Between the laugh-out-loud anecdotes are revealing stories of the less glamorous side of an actor's life, as well as poignant family memories -- Jane Shilling * Daily Mail *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833071616343,"sku":"9780349145143","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349145143.jpg?v=1710341670","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/playing-under-the-piano-comedy-gold-sunday-times-9780349145143","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}