Where Did It All Go Right? is a memoir about being normal, coming from nowhere and not doing much. It's Andrew's tale of being happy; everyday childhood years where the worst thing that happened was Anita Barker mocking the stabilisers on his bike. With the help of his diaries (kept from the age of six) Andrew delves back into his first 19 years. With tales of playing out, bikes, telly, sweets, good health, domestic harmony and happy holidays he aims to bring a little hope to all those out there living with the emotional after effects of a really nice childhood. "Hello. I'm Andrew Collins. When Chris at Go Faster Stripe suggested I record an audiobook of Where Did It All Go Right?, my first childhood memoir, I guessed he must have already approached Robert Powell to do it and been knocked back. In many ways, I'd rather have Robert Powell reading it, but since it's a book about me, growing up in Northampton in the 70s, I suppose there is a certain logic to me doing it. Thus it was that I found myself in the bowels of the Welsh Language Society at Cardiff's magnificent Millennium Centre with Gerald at the controls during a cold snap in February 2009, reading my own book out loud for two days and trying not to make stomach noises. It was quite surreal. I hope you enjoy listening to it."
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Review:
"This realistic and honest snapshot of life in the 70s, portayed through a child's eyes, is fascinating as well as nostalgic for it combines the qualities of perceptiveness and naivety that only children possess...Cobine this with his descriptions of family life in which he is unable to disguise both his deep affection for his parents, grandparents and siblings, and the result is both an absorbing autobiography and a piece of social history exuding warmth and humour at every juncture." (Waterstone's Books)
"this expertly composed snapshot of life is a hilarious and upbeat testament to the relevance of happy memories" (Big Issue)
"every word is nostalgic, warm and funny" (Daily Mirror)
"an unashamed nostalgia fest" (Time Out)
"ingeniously written and superbly observed" (Daily Express)
From the Publisher:
Humorous, nostalgia-soaked memoir of an utterly normal childhood. A real life Adrian Mole.
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- PublisherGo Faster Stripe
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0956090117
- ISBN 13 9780956090119
- BindingAudio CD
- Number of pages4
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