{"product_id":"playing-under-the-piano-comedy-gold-sunday-times-9781408716830","title":"Playing Under the Piano Comedy gold Sunday Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Delicious and endearing'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Comedy gold'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A riveting account of what it takes to be an actor'' Christina Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A writer of considerable urbanity and wit'' Lynn Barber, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugh Bonneville is one of Britain''s most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in Notting Hill, the Paddington films and Downton Abbey. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert de Niro''s right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wickedly funny storyteller, Hugh also writers with poignancy about his father''s dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death. Whether telling stories of working with divas, Dames or a bear with a penchant for marmalade, this is a richly entertaining account of his life \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":48885550940503,"sku":"9781408716830","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408716830.jpg?v=1722536880","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/playing-under-the-piano-comedy-gold-sunday-times-9781408716830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}