About the book
'Searingly honest... gripping... fascinating and hugely entertaining.'- Sunday Times
'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive accounts of Britain in the 1970s.'- Misha Glenny
'A crisp, unself-pitying memoir of a 'trainwreck' youth ... I've always likes Webb on the radio. But I like him much more after reading this book. He offers precisely the kind of brisk honesty and considered analysis he expects from his interviewees. Our politicians should all read it, and step up their game.' -Telegraph
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Justin Webb's childhood in the 1970s was far from ordinary.
Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better.
Candid, unsparing and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir is as much a portrait of a troubled era as it is the story of a dysfunctional childhood, shaping the urbane and successful radio presenter we know and love now.
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'I thoroughly enjoyed Justin Webb's bonkers childhood. He captures the middle class of the age with a tenacity only possible in one of its victims.' -Jeremy Paxman
Editions of Gift of a Radio
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780857527721
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781804990896
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473589667
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'Searingly honest... gripping... fascinating and hugely entertaining.'- Sunday Times
'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive accounts of Britain in the 1970s.'- Misha Glenny
'A crisp, unself-pitying memoir of a 'trainwreck' youth ... I've always likes Webb on the radio. But I like him much more after reading this book. He offers precisely the kind of brisk honesty and considered analysis he expects from his interviewees. Our politicians should all read it, and step up their game.' -Telegraph
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Justin Webb's childhood in the 1970s was far from ordinary.
Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better.
Candid, unsparing and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir is as much a portrait of a troubled era as it is the story of a dysfunctional childhood, shaping the urbane and successful radio presenter we know and love now.
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'I thoroughly enjoyed Justin Webb's bonkers childhood. He captures the middle class of the age with a tenacity only possible in one of its victims.' -Jeremy Paxman
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What is Gift of a Radio about?
'Searingly honest... gripping... fascinating and hugely entertaining.'- Sunday Times
'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive accounts of Britain in the 1970s.'- Misha Glenny
'A crisp, unself-pitying memoir of a 'trainwreck' youth ... I've always likes Webb on the radio. But I like him much more after reading this book. He offers precisely the kind of brisk honesty and considered analysis he expects from his interviewees. Our politicians should all read it, and step up their game.' -Telegraph
.........................................................................................................................................................
Justin Webb's childhood in the 1970s was far from ordinary.
Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better.
Candid, unsparing and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir is as much a portrait of a troubled era as it is the story of a dysfunctional childhood, shaping the urbane and successful radio presenter we know and love now.
........................................................................................................................................
'I thoroughly enjoyed Justin Webb's bonkers childhood. He captures the middle class of the age with a tenacity only possible in one of its victims.' -Jeremy Paxman
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Gift of a Radio?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: writers > Autobiography: writers
Where can I read a sample of Gift of a Radio?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780857527721
How long is Gift of a Radio and how many pages does it have?
Gift of a Radio has 256 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Gift of a Radio?
Justin Webb
Who is the Publisher of the book Gift of a Radio?
Transworld
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Gift of a Radio is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780857527721) and paperback(ISBN 9781804990896) and ebook(ISBN 9781473589667)
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