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      Still Standing: The Savage Years

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      THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife . I would expect nothing less from the fabulously honest Paul O'Grady.' *****'He writes as he speaks, entirely from the heart .

      THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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      Product ID:9780857501028
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Still Standing
      Subtitle:The Savage Years
      Authors:Author: Paul O'Grady
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Media tie-in humour, TV tie-in humour
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      THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife . I would expect nothing less from the fabulously honest Paul O'Grady.' *****'He writes as he speaks, entirely from the heart .

      THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

      ''Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife . . . O''Grady writes just as he speaks.'' Daily Mirror

      Lilian Maeve Veronica Savage, international sex kitten, was born on the steps of The Legs of Man public house, Lime Street, Liverpool on a policeman''s overcoat. Her mother, the lady wrestler Hell Cat Savage, had no such luxuries as gas and air. She just bit down on the policeman''s torch and recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale ale...
      Paul O''Grady shot to fame via his brilliant comic creation, the blonde bombsite Lily Savage. In the first two parts of his bestselling and critically acclaimed autobiography, Paul took us through his childhood in Birkenhead to his first, teetering steps on stage. Now, in Still Standing, for the first time, he brings us the no-holds-barred true story of Lily and the rocky road to stardom...
      Paul pulls no punches in this tale of bar room brawls, drunken escapades and liaisons dangereuses. And that''s just backstage at the Panto... Along the way, we stop off at some extremely dodgy pubs and clubs, and meet a collection of exotic characters who made the world a louder, brighter and more hilarious place. From the chaos of the Toxteth riots and the Vauxhall Tavern police raid, to the mystery of who shot Skippy and the great chip pan fire of Victoria Mansions, Paul emerges shaken but not stirred.
      Still Standing will make you laugh and make you cry. Some of the stories might even make your hair curl. But it stands as a glorious tribute to absent friends and to a world which has now all but vanished.

      Readers love Still Standing:

      ''Paul makes you feel like he''s chatting to you as a friend. The stories are bold, honest, sometimes hilarious, sometimes very sad.'' *****

      ''This had my crying, nervous and laughing out loud. I would expect nothing less from the fabulously honest Paul O''Grady.'' *****

      ''He writes as he speaks, entirely from the heart . . . with his usual warmth, care, concern and honesty, a brilliant read.'' *****


      Imprint Name:Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of
      Publisher Name:Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2013-04-25

      Additional information

      Weight314 g
      Dimensions199 × 156 × 28 mm