by Paul O'Grady · Bantam Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780593059883
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«At My Mother's Knee» is the autobiography of Paul O'Grady, published by Bantam Press in paperback (352 pages, in English).
Paul O'Grady, creator of Lily Savage, recalls his childhood and youth in the Irish Catholic community of Birkenhead. From altar boy to his arrival in London, with jobs in an abattoir, as a social worker and in a Mayfair brothel; by 23 he had already been a father, husband, drag queen, gay lover and divorcee. Colourful characters and sharp humour, with empathy.
First volume of the «Paul O'Grady Autobiography» series, comprising four instalments and launched in 2008.
For fans of Paul O'Grady and his character Lily Savage, as well as readers of memoirs by British comedians.
Paul James O'Grady was an English drag queen, comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which he gained wider popularity in the 1990s. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including The Paul O'Grady Show.
