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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: a hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason
'There are British telly icons and then there is Sir David Jason. This book is such gold . . . an absolute delight' ZOE BALL
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'During my life and career I…
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1 author picked A Del of a Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
What appeals to me most is Sir David Jason telling how playing characters such as Derek Trotter, Granville, Pop Larkin, and Frost changed his life in all sorts of ways. I like his quote that: “With any luck, some of these thoughts and observations will chime with episodes and challenges you have faced, or are facing, in your own life. And if they don't... well, hopefully, at the very least you'll get to have a good old laugh at my expense.”
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