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Warren Lakin - Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith - 9780340932797 - KNW0008884
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Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith

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Description for Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith Paperback. In the vein of Sheila Hancock's The Two of Us: a touching, funny, personal memoir of much-loved comedian and national treasure Linda Smith, written by her partner of 23 years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.

In February 2006 the comedian Linda Smith died from ovarian cancer.

Over the previous ten years Linda had established herself as one of the nation's funniest and best-loved comedians, voted the 'wittiest person alive' by BBC Radio 4 listeners. As any regular listener will testify, Linda was an acerbic political commentator, but she also had an eye for the absurdities of modern life - an eye to rival Alan Bennett or Victoria Wood.

In DRIVING MISS SMITH, Warren Lakin, Linda's partner for twenty-three years, tells Linda's life story, of growing up in a town called Erith, ... Read more

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340932797
SKU
KNW0008884
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Warren Lakin
Warren Lakin has worked as a comedy producer, promoter and agent and was Linda Smith's lover and constant companion for 23 years. In 2006 he co-authored I Think the Nurses are Stealing My Clothes: The Very Best of Linda Smith.

Reviews for Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith
'One of the smartest, funniest and most sweet-natured people I ever encountered
Stephen Fry on Linda Smith
The world is sadder and more tender for Smiths tragic loss
Maureen Lipman
'Razor-sharp and cuddly at the same time
The Sunday Times
One of the best-loved and funniest voices on the radio
Evening Standard
... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith


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