{"product_id":"my-animals-and-other-animals-a-memoir-of-sorts","title":"My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Bailey has always had dogs, including a Patterdale terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill has shared his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons and an armadillo called Tommy. 'We even had a giant chicken, a huge Malay cockerel called Kid Creole. After a few stand-offs he took against me. He had to go in the end, I was being stalked in my own back garden.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat chicken apart, animals have always been at the heart of an extraordinary life as one of the nation's favourite comedians, actors, musicians and (thanks to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrictly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) dancers: from terriers to the orangutans of Sumatra and the parrots that share his breakfast every morning in west London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill Bailey such a beloved performer around the world, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Animals and Other Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of Bill's life; but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumour, Biography - Literature and Literary studies, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Bailey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e304 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 232mm W: 152mm Spine: 26mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 460 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44236593234070,"sku":"9781529436150","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-11-15T164541-163.jpg?v=1731642440","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/my-animals-and-other-animals-a-memoir-of-sorts","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}