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Longhand Andy Hamilton

Longhand By Andy Hamilton

Longhand by Andy Hamilton


$17.49
Condition - Very Good
7 in stock

Summary

The paperback outing of an acclaimed publishing first, reproducing 300 pages of handwritten manuscript by comedy legend Andy Hamilton

Longhand Summary

Longhand by Andy Hamilton

Malcolm George Galbraith is a large, somewhat clumsy, Scotsman. He's being forced to leave the woman he loves behind and needs to explain why.

So he leaves her a handwritten note on the kitchen table (well, more a 300-page letter than a note). In it, Malcolm decides to start from the beginning and tell the whole story of his long life, something he's never dared do before.

Because Malcolm isn't what he seems: he's had other names and lived in other places. A lot of other places. As it gathers pace, Malcolm's story combines tragedy, comedy, mystery, a touch of leprosy, several murders, a massacre, a ritual sacrifice, an insane tyrant, two great romances, a landslide, a fire, and a talking fish.

Longhand Reviews

  • 'I raced through this unique, epic tale about history, memory and speaking your truth. Fabulous' Daily Mail
  • 'A glorious comic novel, a brilliant satire, an art work and a historical document. Never has the word readable meant more. Never has the word manuscript been more literal. Hand-written, rib-tickling, spine-tingling and heart-wringing. Uniquely brilliant' Stephen Fry
  • 'From beginning to end, a joy to read, crossings-out and all. A tale of mingled tragedy and comedy, disaster and triumph ... A handwritten love letter to a woman we never meet, that's also a love letter to humanity' Neil Gaiman

About Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton is a comedy writer, performer and director. His television writing credits include Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey, Kate and Koji, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Trevor's World of Sport, Bedtime, Ballot Monkeys, Power Monkeys and many others. He also co-created the movie What We Did On Our Holiday. He has appeared many times on BBC TV panel shows such as Have I Got News for You, QI and Would I Lie to You and on Radio 4 shows such as News Quiz, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and The Infinite Monkey Cage. For twenty years he has played Satan in the Radio 4 comedy Old Harry's Game, which he also writes. He is the voice of both Dr Elephant the dentist in Peppa Pig and Hell's Usher in Good Omens.

Additional information

GOR011709256
9781800180598
1800180594
Longhand by Andy Hamilton
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Unbound
20210722
300
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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