My Old Man Tales of Our Fathers
- 1 Jun 2017
- 9781782114000
- £9.99
- 272 pp
- 129×198mm
- 26 May 2016
- 9781782113997
- £7.99
- 272 pp
In a few words
These paternal experiences, with contributions from a wealth of major names in the arts, are ‘a medley of happiness and heartache’ – Sunday Times
In a few words
A collection of paternal experiences – funny, sad, and always moving – with contributions from a wealth of major names in the arts
Poignant and often moving
Timeless . . . An eclectic group of men, young or old, but not quite gone: lingering still in words and memories
Poignant and often moving
Timeless . . . An eclectic group of men, young or old, but not quite gone: lingering still in words and memories
More about
the book
If you were asked to write about your father, what would you say?
Florence Welch, Paul Weller, Nina Stibbe and the sons and daughters of Ian Dury, Johnny Ball, Roy Castle, Leonard Cohen and many others relate the quirks, flaws and quiet heroisms of their dads. By turns funny, tender and heartbreaking, My Old Man offers a unique opportunity to reflect on our own relationships with our dads – who they really are, and how we come to understand ourselves through them.
More about
the book
If you were asked to write about your father, what would you say?
Florence Welch, Paul Weller, Nina Stibbe and the sons and daughters of Ian Dury, Johnny Ball, Roy Castle, Leonard Cohen and many others relate the quirks, flaws and quiet heroisms of their dads. By turns funny, tender and heartbreaking, My Old Man offers a unique opportunity to reflect on our own relationships with our dads – who they really are, and how we come to understand ourselves through them.
A medley of happiness and heartache
Moving
It's the open acknowledgement of dads as flawed - but still loved and mostly admired - that makes this collection of short tales of fathers so moving
A really wonderful, very moving book . . . Perfect
A medley of happiness and heartache
Moving
It's the open acknowledgement of dads as flawed - but still loved and mostly admired - that makes this collection of short tales of fathers so moving
A really wonderful, very moving book . . . Perfect
Ted Kessler
View profileTed Kessler was a staff writer and editor at NME throughout the 1990s and has been at Q since 2004, where he is currently the magazine’s features editor. He has also written for the Observer, Guardian, New Statesman and many other publications. Ted lives in London with his partner and their two children. www.myoldman.org @TedKessler1
Ted Kessler
View profileTed Kessler was a staff writer and editor at NME throughout the 1990s and has been at Q since 2004, where he is currently the magazine’s features editor. He has also written for the Observer, Guardian, New Statesman and many other publications. Ted lives in London with his partner and their two children. www.myoldman.org @TedKessler1
