Dear Fatty

by Dawn French
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The number one bestselling autobiography of Britain's best-loved comedienne

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Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure. Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax and Tracy Ullman and firmly established women in British comedy.As part of the wildly successful and much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture and impersonating everything from Madonna and Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial and topical issue and make it mainstream - and very funny.From her early years as an RAF child and her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism and her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.

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Jul 10

DEAR FATTY is the #1 Biography

by Random House Australia on 10 July 2009

DEAR FATTY is the #1 Biography 0 comments

Dawn French continues to be the most popular subject for Australian readers of biography. Her book DEAR FATTY is the #1 bestselling biography in the country this week and is now the biggest selling biography in Australia over the last 12 months. If you haven't read it grab a copy and have a laugh!

Editorial Reviews

"something of a revelation. Beacuse in among the the gags and photos of her bare bosom, there is intellectual rigour and real emotional intelligence ... heavens, she's a funny lady. I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh so much." - Sunday Telegraph

"a national treasure ... Loyal, self-deprecating and garrulous, French's story makes for entertaining reading ... this is an original book, and will delight her fans and, indeed anyone with a sense of humour" - Mail on Sunday

"well written, warm and funny" - Sunday Times

"she writes so well" - Daily Mail

"no-holds-barred" - List

"very funny but also very moving" - The London Paper

"very funny" - Hampshire View

"there are moments here that shine with the genius for observational comedy for which Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders (the Fatty of the title) are famous" - Guardian

"Dawn writes (with) tenderness, caring and oodles of charm. Well-paced, it's a reminder of why she has been a staple of the British comedy scene since the early 1980s" - Guernsey Press

"Anyone perparing for another dry, identikit celebrity autobiography is going to be delighted by these hilarious memoirs" - She

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