{"product_id":"rising-to-the-surface-9780571368778","title":"Rising to the Surface","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Moving and ebullient'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eRelayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRising to the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e traces Lenny Henry's career through the 80s and 90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition, now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe follow Lenny through a period of great creativity  prize-winning tv programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, and stand-up gigs in New York. But with each rise there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother. But by the end of the book he has been able to rise through a sea of troubles and breaks out to the surface to accept the Golden Rose of Montreaux for his work in television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403133329751,"sku":"9780571368778","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571368778.jpg?v=1730482522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rising-to-the-surface-9780571368778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}