Paul O¿Grady is one of Britain¿s very best loved entertainers. He
is known and adored by millions, whether as the creator of the
acid-tongued Blonde Bombsite, Lily Savage, or the presenter of the
fantastically successful, award-winning Paul O¿Grady Show on
Channel 4. Now, in his own unique voice, Paul O¿Grady tells story
of his early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on
the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national
treasure. It is a brilliantly evoked, hilarious and often moving
tale of gossip in the back yard, bragging in the corner shop and
slanging matches on the front doorstep, populated by
larger-than-life characters with hearts of gold and tongues as
sharp as razors. At My Mother¿s Knee features an unforgettable cast
of rogues, rascals, lovers, fighters, saints and sinners - and one
iconic bus conductress. It¿s a book which really does have
something for everyone and which reminds us that, when all¿s said
and done, there¿s a bit of savage in all of us¿
Paul speaks with warmth and hilarity about a childhood filled with poverty. Hugely interesting and entertaining Heat Magazine Among the three-for-two slew of sleb lit heaped on the tables of the nation's major bookshops... At My Mother's Knee distinguishes itself on every level -- Carol Ann Duffy Observer 20081110 While most celeb memoirs are as memorable as an air kiss, O'Grady's is a proper snog The Scotsman 20081110 Warmly funny, dry and mischievous... Genuine - and brilliant Daily Mail One of the most brilliantly observed testimonies to working-class life I've ever read -- Sue Carroll Daily Mirror
