A Stranger Here Myself : Being the Life Story and Revelations of Mister Rab C.Nesbitt of Govan

In his inimitable style Rab C Nesbitt tells us his life story - no holds barred - in a hilarious and provocative novel by his creator. Ian Pattison `People say puberty is a bad time for a kid but in my view it`s not a patch on getting born. Getting born is a bastard. It`s a free fall bungee jump without a rope...You get a lot of time to think when you`re banged up in a womb all day. Will be handsome? Will I be rich? I pondered these questions long and hard till in the end I just thought, `Que sera sera`. No. I ask only two things of life. Courage and dignity, Well. Three things if you include the ability to shit Maltesers...From opinionated foetus to fiercely proud father the wealth of Rab`s wisdom and acute philosophical ramblings make A Stranger Here Myself one of the funniest and most refreshing novels, ever. [Al Will Need Updating After Hb Pub]

Ian Pattison created and wrote Rab C Nesbitt which was first screened in 1991 on BBC2 and was winner of the RTS Best Sitcom and selected as the BBC entry for the Golden Rose of Montreaux. Since then five further series have been transmitted with a further series now commissioned for broadcast by the BBC in 2001. He also created Bad Boys for the BBC and is currently writing a new series called Breeze Block. A Stranger Here Myself is his first novel. Ian Pattison lives in Glasgow.