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Dear fatty by Dawn French

Dawn French is one of my all time favourite comediennes of all times so I had to read her book!
In her book she’s written a series of letters to people, one of the letters is to her dad who committed suicide when she was a teenager telling how everyone coped after he had gone.

Other letters in the book include ones to Madonna, Jenifer Saunders, her father and her brother. The book guides us through the ups and downs of Dawns life.

Her career has now spanned almost three decades, she’s performed as many different characters that are extremely funny, she is one of Britain’s best loved actresses who appeals to people of all ages.
Throughout this book, we also find out, how Dawn French feels about being famous, and her views on other celebrities in general.
This book is brilliant it’s very funny, sometimes it can be sad. It’s an amazing look into the life of one of Britain’s best loved comedy actresses. She tells us about her relationship with her father, which is one of my favourite letters in the book. Also about when she and Jennifer Saunders first met. Dawn French fans will absolutely love this book.

Quit Smoking Today without Gaining Weight by Paul Mckenna

If, like me you’re ready to quit smoking once and for all, without the worry of gaining weight, then this book is definitely for you.
 
Paul McKenna promises if you read this book and listen to the cd you can stop any cravings in a matter of moments.

Over the past fifteen years, Paul McKenna has developed a unique approach that makes quitting smoking surprisingly easy. Through the simple conditioning system that you will learn in this book and on the accompanying CD, you can retrain your mind and body so that you no longer need cigarettes and actually feel better without them.
Having tried to quit for the past few years, I didn’t think anything would work, but I was willing to try everything! I really was amazed with what this book did to me. It completely changed how I thought about smoking, the thought of a cigarette made me feel physically sick! For 3 weeks I didn’t touch one. I did eventually wean myself back on them, which is why you have to keep reading this book and listening to the cd.I think if you continue to re-read the book you would definitely break the habit –for good. It really is amazing stuff.

Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis

Scar Tissue tells the story of the highs and lows of the life lead by the  chili peppers singer  Anthony keidis. Starting from his early childhood living with his mum  through to moving in with his father in LA and being introduced to drugs and alcohol in his early teens. It’s an amazing read I would highly recommend to any Red Hot Chili Peppers fans.

Anthony Keidis was brought up in the Midwest, he moved to LA when he was just eleven to live with his father Blackie, supplier of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. Keidis had a brief acting career when he was a child, but then he dropped out of U.C.L.A. and dived headfirst into the  L.A. underground music scene.
In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, tells us  his life story, and the history of the band itself  from their humble beginnings through their rise to fame .   Kiedis writes of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs . This book is a compelling read which gives a great insight into the life of one of the world’s most famous singers.

The damage done by warren Fellows

This is the true story of Warren fellows who was of trafficking heroin in Thailand. In the book he tells us of the horrors of life in a Thai prison. He lived a nightmare which you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. He admits that he was guilty  of the crime but the punishment he received was far far worse than the crime he committed.

He had to eat sewer rats and cockroaches just to get the nutrition he needed to survive, when he did get food it was usually infested with maggots. He was locked in tiny rooms with more than 20 other prisoners all crammed in together with no room to move all being sick because of the putrid smell.

It’s a miracle how he survived in such horrific circumstances. He committed a crime and deserved to be punished for it , but this wasn’t punishment it was living hell day after day for twelve years. Most of the things warren tells us of are unimaginable it’s hard to believe that humans can treat each other in this way 

It’s such a relief when he is released from prison after twelve years and is able to go home. This book is a fascinating heartbreaking read .

Stephen King

Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, he was the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. His parents separated when he was a toddler, Stephen and his older brother, David, were raised by their mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father’s family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of the elderly couple.

Stephens writing style throughout his novels changes from future to past, character development (including character illumination, dynamics and revelation), and setting in each chapter—leaving a cliffhanger at the end. He then continues this process until the novel is finished.

When asked why he writes, King responds: “The answer to that is fairly simple–there was nothing else I was made to do. I was made to write stories and I love to write stories. That’s why I do it. I really can’t imagine doing anything else and I can’t imagine not doing what I do.”

P.S I Love You

This was the first book written by Cecelia Ahern she is now one of the top selling female authors of today. This book has recently been made into a movie, which has had woman crying all over the world.

The story is of a young girl of 30, Holly, who’s world is turned upside down when her husband dies of a brain tumour. Holly is totally at a loss as to what to do with her life and spends month’s mourning her lost love until she finds a package addressed to her with Gerry, her husbands, writing on the front.

Inside the package Holly finds ten separate envelopes each with a different month written on the front and instructions that the envelopes must only be opened on the date marked and at no other times. Holly feels inspired and like a part of her is back again, when Gerry died she felt he took a part of her with him. She starts living for the month to end so that she can open her next envelope.

 As the months pass Holly continues to follow Gerry’s instructions which lovingly guide her through the difficult times, helping her get on with life without him around.
other books by Cecelia Ahern’s  which I recommend include;
If you could see me now
A Place Called Here
Thanks for the Memories

Just Henry by Michelle Magorian

Set in post- world war two Britain, its 1949 and this is the story of a young boy called Henry. Life’s a bit sad for him as he lost his father in the war, he died a hero, and Henry misses him terribly. He now has a stepfather and stepsister who annoy him very much; Henry often escapes to go to the cinema, something he loves. Whilst in the queue at the cinema he meets Mrs Beaumont who is a big film fan like him. Mrs Beaumont lends Henry a camera which he uses for a school project, also in his group for the project, which Henry isn’t too happy about is Jefferies, Jefferies dad went AWOL during the war, in which Henrys dad died for his bravery, there’s also illegitimately born Pip. Henry soon learns however that friendship is much more important than social stigmas.

When Henry processes the film that he made, he makes a shocking discovery which will change his and his new friend’s lives forever.
A very exciting story, which is very well written and full of detail. I would definitely recommend this book, I absolutely loved it!

Married Lovers by Jackie Collins

 Cameron Paradise is an extremely beautiful twenty-four-year-old personal trainer who is married to a champion surfer, they live together in Hawaii. After an argument Cameron moves to L.A and lands the job in an exclusive fitness club where she meets all sorts of Hollywood’s high flyers.

Cameron plans on opening her own fitness club one day, so she focused on saving lots of money .She has no interest in the L.A party scene. She soon meets Ryan Lambert, a successful independent movie producer. Ryan is already married to Mandy Lambert. Ryan has never cheated on his wife before, but when he meets tall, blond, gorgeous Cameron everything changes. This is the latest book from international bestseller Jackie Collins. It’s all about what happens when lust and desire collide with power and marriage.

I really enjoyed this book I couldn’t put it down, I would definitely recommend to any Jackie Collins fans it .It was easy to read and had me gripped right from the start. It had a good mix of characters that you will love to hate. If you have never read a Jackie Collins book before then this would be a good one to start you off!

Unloved by Peter Roche

This is the true story of Peter, who was brought up in south London by his abusive and very violent parents. Peter was one of ten children who all suffered neglect, cruelty and starvation. He would often search in dustbins for food and sleep on the streets just to avoid the horrors of his home. His parents were very nasty and cruel they didn’t care one bit for their children they would beat them half to death just for the fun of it, Peter noticed that they would always try to avoid hitting him on his face, arms or legs so that no one could see the damage they caused.

Peter was sent to school scruffy and smelly which caused him to be bullied; he was forced to wash in the sink in the classroom in front of all the other school children which humiliated him. He was finally expelled from school when he was fourteen. The life that Peter led landed him in Borstal where he suffered more abuse.

It’s another story of the social services failing to save neglected children. I really enjoyed reading this book, Peter suffered so much cruelty it’s a very sad story which I will never forget.

10 reasons not to fall in love by Linda Green

This book is about Jo Gilroy who is an award-winning TV news reporter. Jo returned to work part-time at Spotlight North West after after time off with her baby. On her return she is very dissapointed to find out that she has been deomoted, her new role is to cover the ‘and finally’  news  stories which are on at the end of the news. Even more shocking fr Jo is that her new boss is non other than her ex boyfriend who had left her and her son Alfie after hi 1st birthday.

Her ex boyfriend,Richard, is now going out with the news station’s top celebrity weather girl. Jo feels humiliated, unsure if she can ever trust a man again, she then meets Dan who sculpts baloons and lives on a canal boat, the complete opposite to Richard

Jo’s son Alfie loves Dan, he is facinated by him so is Jo, but Dan is holding onto a childhood secret. Jo is not sure if she risk another unhappy ending again.  Many things have to go wrong before it can all go right for Jo and Alfie. A lovely book which is quite moving.