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February 2014

Book Review: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders

By Amazon, Books & Authors, Happiness & Joy, History, Reviews2 Comments
jennifer-saunders-bonkers-cover Bonkers: My Life in Laughs is Jennifer Saunders’ fabulous autobiography.

Saunders takes us through her childhood as an RAF child to the present day. She shares her obsession with animals (mostly horses, but also dogs & chickens), aimless career and her family life.

Career wise she is completely honest (almost too honest) and gives the impression that she was dragged along for the ride, especially in the early days. She admits that she’s a procrastinator and easily distracted from any form of work (well play that she calls work ha ha).

In Bonkers Saunders often goes off on enjoyable tangents, telling stories and even the occasional mini-rant. For the record, I completely agree with everything she said in her mini-rants.

Saunders light, warm and engaging writers voice made Bonkers a captivating read that I finished a few days after starting. It had the average glossy photo pages, but a few more would have been welcome.

There are some great stories, some of which are told in this interview with Clare Balding (who Saunders completely blames for Bonkers):

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Any fan of Saunders or her work (French & Saunders, Ab Fab, Jam & Jerusalem, Radio) will love Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders which is available to buy on Amazon.

Review soon,

Antony



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Saturday 15 February 2014

Eye Candy: The Sexy Russell Tovey

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I’ve had many people visiting my The Independant on Sunday Pink List 2010, my thoughts post, after searching for ‘Russell Tovey,’ ‘sexy Russell Tovey’ or ‘Russell Tovey’s boyfriend.’

Russell Tovey is an actor and my eye candy. He’s sexy, funny and there’s just something about him. So I thought I’d share some photos of him that I found online (click on any image for full size):

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From: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gayspy/gayspy/a260941/oh-russell-you-do-spoil-us.html . Copyright @russelltovey.

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From: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gayspy/gayspy/a276654/him–him.html

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From: http://russell-tovey.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/russell-tovey-no220.html

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From: http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/ russell-tovey-five-times.html

He seems like a lovely guy who always has time to pose for a photo with fans:


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From: Somewhere on the web.

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From: Somewhere on the web.

On his Twitter @russelltovey, he occasionally posts hot photos of himself, but it’s mostly pics of his dog.

I don’t know who his boyfriend is, but he’s a lucky guy. You can learn more about Russell on Wikipedia.

Blog soon,

Antony

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Friday 14 February 2014

Homophobia – Panti Noble’s Monologue

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This monologue from Panti Noble, an Irish Drag Queen she talks about homophobia. It’s moving, honest and causes gay & straight alike to reflect on their own attitudes, values and behaviours.

For me, it sums up the current political and cultural climate in relation to the gay rights movement; not just in Ireland but in the UK and many other places as well.

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Antony

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Friday 14 February 2014

Book Review: How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern

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how-to-fall-in-love-cecelia-ahern-cover How to Fall in Love is Cecelia Ahern’s most superb love story since P.S. I Love You.

Christine is obsessed with self-help books and uses them to fix all of her problems, as well as everyone else’s. She decides to leave Barry, her husband after she realises how unhappy she is.

Christine see’s Adam on Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin about to jump. Christine, in a moment of panic makes a pact with him: give her two weeks (his 35th birthday) to help him fall back in love with life. She knows if she fails, he will be back on that bridge.

Adam is desperate, moody but loveable. Maria, his girlfriend has just slept with Sean his best friend. His father is making him take over the family company, which he doesn’t want and he recently lost his job with the Coast Guard.

Christine remains with Adam throughout the fortnight. They grow close, but will they help one another fall back in love with life? The story, told in Christine’s first-person perspective is sad, humorous and joyous.

How to Fall in Love is anything but predictable; it has twists and turns right up to the very end. It has several sub-plots that complement the main storyline. The story shows the dark and light sides of life; from depression and suicide to fun and happiness.

The characters are all loveable, even the unlikeable one. They were well developed and had real depth.

How to Fall in Love is romance at its very best. Its a one-of-a-kind story, which was an addictive page turner. I can’t heap enough praise on Cecelia Ahern for this fantastic tale.

How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern is available to buy on Amazon.

Review soon,

Antony



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