Not My Father’s Son A Family Memoir
- 7 May 2015
- 9781782115465
- £10.99
- 304 pp
- 129×198mm
- 30 Oct 2014
- 9781782115458
- £8.79
- 304 pp
- 30 Oct 2014
- 9781782115564
- £25
- 7 hrs 30 min
In a few words
Alan Cumming’s compelling and moving memoir about his childhood and a thrilling family mystery.
WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE2015
In a few words
Alan Cumming’s compelling and moving memoir about his childhood and a thrilling family mystery.
WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE
In a few words
The acclaimed actor of stage and screen brings reads the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career
What a shattering, compelling and extraordinary story Alan Cumming has to tell. And he does so with such style and grace . . . Beautifully and cunningly structured, Not My Father's Son is one of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read
Stephen Fry
Do you know the old line "I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me"? Alan Cumming's moving memoir Not My Father's Son is all that and more. This is a beautiful book-sad, funny, haunting, surprising, suspenseful, gut-wrenching, endearing. It will linger inside of you long after you turn the final page
Harlan Coben
author of New York Times bestsellers MISSING YOU and SIX YEARSWhat a shattering, compelling and extraordinary story Alan Cumming has to tell. And he does so with such style and grace . . . Beautifully and cunningly structured, Not My Father's Son is one of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read
Stephen Fry
Do you know the old line "I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me"? Alan Cumming's moving memoir Not My Father's Son is all that and more. This is a beautiful book-sad, funny, haunting, surprising, suspenseful, gut-wrenching, endearing. It will linger inside of you long after you turn the final page
Harlan Coben
author of New York Times bestsellers MISSING YOU and SIX YEARSWhat a shattering, compelling and extraordinary story Alan Cumming has to tell. And he does so with such style and grace . . . Beautifully and cunningly structured, Not My Father's Son is one of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read
Stephen Fry
Do you know the old line "I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me"? Alan Cumming's moving memoir Not My Father's Son is all that and more. This is a beautiful book-sad, funny, haunting, surprising, suspenseful, gut-wrenching, endearing. It will linger inside of you long after you turn the final page
Harlan Coben
author of New York Times bestsellers MISSING YOU and SIX YEARSMore about
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‘One of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read’ STEPHEN FRY
WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2015
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ATTITUDE MAGAZINE’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
A beloved star of stage and screen, Alan Cumming’s life and career have been shaped by a complex and dark family past – full of troubled memories, kept buried away. But then an unexpected phone call from his long-estranged father brought the pain of the past hurtling back into the present, and unravelled everything he thought he knew about himself. Not My Father’s Son is the story of his journey of discovery, both a memoir of his childhood in Scotland, and an investigation into his family history which would change him forever.
More about
the book
DISCOVER THE NEW MEMOIR FROM ALAN CUMMING. BAGGAGE: TALES FROM A FULLY PACKED LIFE PUBLISHES 28 OCT ’21
‘One of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read’ STEPHEN FRY
WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2015
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ATTITUDE MAGAZINE’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
A beloved star of stage and screen, Alan Cumming’s life and career have been shaped by a complex and dark family past – full of troubled memories, kept buried away. But then an unexpected phone call from his long-estranged father brought the pain of the past hurtling back into the present, and unravelled everything he thought he knew about himself. Not My Father’s Son is the story of his journey of discovery, both a memoir of his childhood in Scotland, and an investigation into his family history which would change him forever.
More about
the book
DISCOVER THE NEW MEMOIR FROM ALAN CUMMING. BAGGAGE: TALES FROM A FULLY PACKED LIFE
‘One of the most memorable, heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read’ STEPHEN FRY
WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2015
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ATTITUDE MAGAZINE’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
A beloved star of stage and screen, Alan Cumming’s life and career have been shaped by a complex and dark family past – full of troubled memories, kept buried away. But then an unexpected phone call from his long-estranged father brought the pain of the past hurtling back into the present, and unravelled everything he thought he knew about himself. Not My Father’s Son is the story of his journey of discovery, both a memoir of his childhood in Scotland, and an investigation into his family history which would change him forever.
In beautiful, honest, arresting prose, he offers a tale you'll never forget. A real diamond of a book.
Andrew O'hagan
Incredibly affecting
Damian Barr, Books Of The Year
HeraldA poignant chronicle of damage sustained in youth and his recovery
Mariella Frostrup
ObserverPowerful . . . the result is both heart-breaking and brave . . . A thoroughly gripping read, one that keeps its biggest revelation until the very end
In beautiful, honest, arresting prose, he offers a tale you'll never forget. A real diamond of a book.
Andrew O'hagan
Incredibly affecting
Damian Barr, Books Of The Year
HeraldA poignant chronicle of damage sustained in youth and his recovery
Mariella Frostrup
ObserverPowerful . . . the result is both heart-breaking and brave . . . A thoroughly gripping read, one that keeps its biggest revelation until the very end
In beautiful, honest, arresting prose, he offers a tale you'll never forget. A real diamond of a book.
Andrew O'hagan
Incredibly affecting
Damian Barr, Books Of The Year
HeraldA poignant chronicle of damage sustained in youth and his recovery
Mariella Frostrup
ObserverPowerful . . . the result is both heart-breaking and brave . . . A thoroughly gripping read, one that keeps its biggest revelation until the very end
Alan Cumming
View profileAlan Cumming is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, producer and director. He recently starred in an acclaimed one-man staging of Macbeth on Broadway, and appears on the Emmy Award-winning television show The Good Wife. He won a Tony Award for his portrayal of the Emcee in the Broadway musical Cabaret, a role he has reprised in 2014. He hosts PBS Masterpiece Mystery and has appeared in numerous films, including Spy Kids, Titus, X2: X-Men United, The Anniversary Party, Any Day Now and Eyes Wide Shut. He is also the author of a novel, Tommy’s Tale. Not My Father’s Son was a New York Times bestseller, won the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2015 and has been named Attitude magazine’s Book of the Year.
Follow @Alancumming on Twitter
Join the discussion #NotMyFathersSon
www.alancumming.com
Alan Cumming
View profileAlan Cumming is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, producer and director. He recently starred in an acclaimed one-man staging of Macbeth on Broadway, and appears on the Emmy Award-winning television show The Good Wife. He won a Tony Award for his portrayal of the Emcee in the Broadway musical Cabaret, a role he has reprised in 2014. He hosts PBS Masterpiece Mystery and has appeared in numerous films, including Spy Kids, Titus, X2: X-Men United, The Anniversary Party, Any Day Now and Eyes Wide Shut. He is also the author of a novel, Tommy’s Tale. Not My Father’s Son was a New York Times bestseller, won the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and has been named Attitude magazine’s Book of the Year.
Follow @Alancumming on Twitter
Join the discussion #NotMyFathersSon
www.alancumming.com
Alan Cumming
View profileAlan Cumming is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, producer and director. He recently starred in an acclaimed one-man staging of Macbeth on Broadway, and appears on the Emmy Award-winning television show The Good Wife. He won a Tony Award for his portrayal of the Emcee in the Broadway musical Cabaret, a role he has reprised in 2014. He hosts PBS Masterpiece Mystery and has appeared in numerous films, including Spy Kids, Titus, X2: X-Men United, The Anniversary Party, Any Day Now and Eyes Wide Shut. He is also the author of a novel, Tommy’s Tale. Not My Father’s Son was a New York Times bestseller, won the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize and has been named Attitude magazine’s Book of the Year.
