{"product_id":"the-autograph-hunter-9781472277077","title":"The Autograph Hunter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI''d managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Effortlessly funny and human'' Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Adam Andrusier spent his childhood in pursuit of autographs. After writing to every famous person he could think of, from Frank Sinatra to Colonel Gaddafi, he soon jostled with the paparazzi at stage doors and came face-to-face with the most famous people on the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For young Adam, autographs were a backstage pass to a world beyond his chaotic family home in Pinner, and his Holocaust-obsessed father. They provided a special connection to a world of glamour and significance lying just beyond his reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But as Adam turned from collector to dealer, learning how to spot a fake from the real deal, he discovered that in life, as in autographs, not everything is as it first appears. When your obsession is a search for the authentic, what happens when y\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI love this book. It is \u003cb\u003ewise\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etouching\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cb\u003e wonderful company\u003c\/b\u003e * Jonathan Safran Foer *\u003cbr\u003eAdam Andrusier has created that rare thing: a memoir which delivers the coming-of-age but also reaches far beyond. The writing here about family is excellent, the characters and scenes memorable, but from the first they're engaged also in a history. \u003ci\u003eTwo Hitlers and a Marilyn\u003c\/i\u003e takes in the world as widely as possible, always searching for significance and connection * David Vann *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecomic and poignant memoir\u003c\/b\u003e about growing up in the suburbs, fandom, stalking Ronnie Barker, and much more. A \u003cb\u003efunny, moving read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Zadie Smith *\u003cbr\u003eAt times \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e, at others \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e, Andrusier's memoir provides a \u003cb\u003efascinating insight into obsession\u003c\/b\u003e * John Boyne *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadcap and thoroughly engaging\u003c\/b\u003e, Adam Andrusier's \u003cb\u003evivid\u003c\/b\u003e memoir brings to mind the early Philip Roth. This is a book of \u003cb\u003eantic comedy that resonates and intrigues\u003c\/b\u003e * Lisa Appignanesi *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e fabulously interesting\u003c\/b\u003e book and incredibly pleasurable to read. \u003cb\u003eVery funny and strangely entrancing\u003c\/b\u003e. It is about so much, but effortlessly * Adam Phillips *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilarious and moving. \u003c\/b\u003e * David Baddiel *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e * Maureen Lipman *\u003cbr\u003eAndrusier has a genuine comic gift and he's remarkably technically adept. You could easily assume he had been writing this sort of stuff for years. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eOffering a warm, witty and poignant glimpse into the past, \u003ci\u003eTwo Hitlers and a Marilyn\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of fandoms, forgiveness, growing up and letting go. * Culturefly *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant, ridiculously funny book -- Robert Popper\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003echarming, honest, moving and highly entertaining \u003c\/b\u003ememoir in autographs. It captures the insanities of ambition, celebrity, obsession, love and marriage with accuracy and compassion. * A.L. Kennedy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe zaniest book I've read in eons. \u003c\/b\u003eAndrusier is a fresh new voice and more importantly he's \u003cb\u003efunny as hell\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Gary Shteyngart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffortlessly funny and human\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecomic, affecting tale \u003c\/b\u003eabout escaping a chaotic home and discovering the truth behind the mask of fame * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThe obsessiveness of the collector is \u003cb\u003eamusingly skewered\u003c\/b\u003e in this memoir of rueful self-absorption * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and well-told tale\u003c\/b\u003e * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, witty and poignant glimpse into the past\u003c\/b\u003e * Culture Fly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffortlessly told\u003c\/b\u003e, it's a tale that spans the \u003cb\u003eheartfelt \u003c\/b\u003eand the \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e * Happy Mag *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragicomic triumph\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Andrusier writes with an \u003cb\u003eaddictive deadpan style\u003c\/b\u003e and he's blessed with an ability to evoke the \u003cb\u003ecomedy and pathos\u003c\/b\u003e of everyday life. * The Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a read as \u003cb\u003eout of the ordinary\u003c\/b\u003e as the lives it chronicles. * NZ Herald *\u003cbr\u003eA witty memoir about the author's lifelong involvement with autograph collecting . . . Andrusier conveys its sadness and its strange comedy. * Literary Review *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851752128855,"sku":"9781472277077","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472277077.jpg?v=1710643901","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-autograph-hunter-9781472277077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}