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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
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Actor Alan Cumming writes about his lifelong struggle with his brutal father's statement that he might not be his biological son. He gets an answer in the end, but only long after the scars have been inflicted. No part of his life is untouched by this question.

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