Bob Mortimer Libri

Il mio nome è Gary. Ho trent'anni e lavoro come assistente legale a Londra. Descrivermi come anonimo sarebbe ingiusto, ma notarmi al di là di un passaggio sarebbe una rarità. Ho avuto una buona connessione con una ragazza, ma è finita male. Gary Thorn va a prendere una birra con un collega di lavoro, Brendan. Quando Brendan se ne va presto, Gary incontra una ragazza al pub. Non riesce a ricordare il suo nome, ma si innamora di lei. Quando lei scompare all'improvviso senza dire addio, l'unica cosa che ha per ricordarla è il libro che stava leggendo: The Satsuma Complex. Ma quando Brendan scompare, Gary deve rintracciare la ragazza che ora chiama Satsuma per avere delle risposte. Inizia così la ricerca di Gary, attraverso i quartieri e le rosticcerie del sud di Londra, per portare finalmente un po' d'amore e di eccitazione nella sua vita insignificante... Una storia avvincente con una serie di personaggi indimenticabili, The Satsuma Complex è il primo romanzo esilarante e di grande successo dell'autore e comico Bob Mortimer.

The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer. 'The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year' - Sunday Times 'Winningly heartfelt' - The Guardian 'A triumph' - Daily Mail Bob Mortimer's life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away... Although his childhood in Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him 'The Cockroach King' after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic Reeves set his life on a different track. And now, six years on, the heart condition that once threatened his career has instead led to new success on BBC2's Gone Fishing. Warm, profound, and irrepressibly funny, And Away... is Bob's full life story (with a few lies thrown in for good measure.)

Gary Thorn faces a pivotal choice between his comfortable life in London, where he enjoys a routine with his neighbor Grace and her dog, or embracing a new adventure in Brighton as his girlfriend Emily prepares to launch The Hotel Avocado. This dilemma highlights themes of love, loyalty, and the fear of change, as Gary grapples with the potential disappointment of those he cares about, no matter which path he chooses.

Two comedy greats talk life, friendship and the joys of fishing

Bob, (aka Robert and Bobby), has had a great deal of experience, spanning 35 years, of the Spirit World both from within the Spiritualist Movement and on the periphery of that field.

Herrlich britischer Humor und ein liebenswürdig verpeilter Held. Der Super-Bestseller aus UK. »Mein Name ist Gary. Ich bin dreißig Jahre alt und arbeite in einer Kanzlei in London. Wenn Sie mich träfen, würden Sie mich wahrscheinlich als unscheinbar bezeichnen. Ich hatte einen tollen Draht zu einer Frau entwickelt, doch das flog mir voll um die Ohren und verpasste mir einen Tritt in den Hintern.« Gary Thorn lernt im Pub eine Frau kennen. Er ist schockverliebt, nur ihren Namen bekommt er nicht mit. Als sie geht, weiß Gary nichts von ihr außer dem Titel des Buches, das sie las: »Der Satsuma-Komplex«. Jetzt muss Gary die Frau, die er nun Satsuma nennt, unbedingt aufstöbern. So beginnt Garys große Suche. Nie hätte er sich träumen lassen, dass es in seinem Leben so viel Chaos, Liebe und Eichhörnchen geben würde. Und dass ausgerechnet er das Zeug zum Helden hat. »Witzig, überraschend und sympathisch.« Sunday Times