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Mummy's Boy: My Autobiography

Autor Larry Lamb
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mar 2012

În anii de după cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial, într-o casă din Essex, liniștea era o marfă rară, fragmentată constant de izbucnirile isterice și furia tatălui. Într-o scenă tulburătoare care i-a marcat destinul, Larry Lamb privește cum mama sa părăsește căminul conjugal luând-o doar pe sora lui mai mică, lăsându-l în urmă într-un vid emoțional care va dura ani de zile. Credem că Mummy's Boy nu este doar o cronică a succesului în televiziunea britanică, ci o analiză viscerală a traumei transgeneraționale și a efortului conștient de a rupe un ciclu al abuzului.

Putem afirma că parcursul lui Lamb este unul cinematic prin însăși natura sa. Înainte de a străluci pe Broadway sau în Eastenders, autorul a fugit de propria istorie, căutând distanța geografică ca formă de vindecare. De la vânzarea de enciclopedii în Germania până la platformele petroliere din Libia, experiențele sale de viață au o textură aspră, departe de strălucirea scenei. În aceeași familie cu Love, Vito, unde Vito Coppola explorează rădăcinile prin prisma gastronomiei și a căldurii familiale, volumul de față adaugă o perspectivă mult mai sobră: lupta pentru a defini masculinitatea și paternitatea în absența unui model pozitiv. Dacă Miriam de Miriam O'Callaghan împletește cariera jurnalistică cu viața de familie, Larry Lamb se concentrează pe „golul” lăsat de absența mamei și pe modul în care această lipsă i-a dictat relațiile ulterioare.

Apreciem onestitatea tăioasă cu care este descrisă transformarea sa. Momentul în care devine tată la rândul său reprezintă punctul de cotitură al cărții; este clipa în care decide că istoria nu trebuie să se repete. Stilul narativ este alert, alternând momente de o tristețe profundă cu anecdote savuroase din culisele teatrului și televiziunii, oferind o lectură echilibrată despre supraviețuire și iertare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781444715293
ISBN-10: 1444715291
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 2 x 8pp colour plates
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această autobiografie celor care apreciază poveștile de viață autentice, dincolo de masca celebrității. Larry Lamb oferă o lecție despre cum poți depăși o copilărie fracturată pentru a deveni un părinte mai bun decât cel pe care l-ai avut. Este o lectură esențială pentru fanii serialelor britanice, dar și pentru oricine caută o poveste onestă despre reziliență și reinventare personală.


Recenzii

'What a life! I loved it. Almost as good as sitting with him and listening to his stories.'
'What a life! It's a very gentlemanly book. Inspiring. I do hope that many parents read this book and take a good hard look at themselves.'
'A wonderful story of survival against the odds told with compassion and humour. This is so much more than a showbiz autobiography.'
This captivating and honest book is a warts and all look at love, marriage, family and showbiz. What is loveable about Larry Lamb is that he is just as happy to tell us about the toe curling fiascos as he is about the triumphs that have led to leading roles on Broadway and on British television .
'[A] rich life story, packed with anecdotes.'
'A captivating read.'
'Mummy's Boy manages to be touching, funny and uniquely warm all at once. A must-read.'
Searingly honest...and hugely entertaining.

Descriere

Acting wasn't a long-held childhood dream for Larry Lamb, instead his childhood memories are filled with recollections of his parents continuously fighting. His mother and father were totally mismatched, the only thing they shared in common was their children and life in the Lamb household veered from laughter and happy moments to hysterical outbursts and terrifying episodes. Larry, the eldest of three children was only too often caught in the middle and found himself at the centre of his father's raging anger, tormented by a man who struggled with the enormity of fatherhood. When his parents' marriage finally broke down, Larry's mother moved out along with her baby daughter and as they grew up, Larry and his brother, Wesley, lived with their father, seeing their mother and sister only in rushed meetings at bus stops and in public parks. For years Larry didn't know where his mum lived and he didn't dare talk of her at home, his mother's presence left a gaping hole. As soon as Larry was old enough, he left home. Putting as much distance as he could between himself and his volatile childhood, he set off on a journey that would take him to work as an encyclopaedia salesman in Germany, in the oil business in Libya and Nova Scotia until he found himself starring on Broadway. In time it would take him to Hollywood too and bring him leading roles on the Square in Eastenders and in Billericay in the much-loved comedy Gavin and Stacey. Along the way Larry wasn't just trying to make his own way in the world, he was seeking the close female companionship he'd missed out on with his mother too. After a series of relationships, he found himself back in England and father to George. Facing fatherhood was a pivotal moment, so easily he could have fallen into the ways of his own father but whilst his marriage to George's mother didn't last, he couldn't let the same mistakes be repeated again and he vowed to have the relationship with his son that he'd never been able to have with his father. Mummy's Boy is by turns heartrending as Larry recalls the relationship broken beyond repair with his father, searingly honest as he describes the effect his childhood had in later life and hugely entertaining as he tells captivating tales of making it as an actor, breaking out from his little world in Essex and finding himself in a new life on stage and screen. 'What a life! I loved it. Almost as good as sitting with him and listening to his stories.' Rob Brydon 'A wonderful story of survival against the odds told with compassion and humour. This is so much more than a showbiz autobiography.' Anne Robinson 'Mummy's Boy manages to be touching, funny and uniquely warm all at once. A must-read.' Best