{"product_id":"9781914227004","title":"The Squire of Knotty Ash and his Lady : An intimate biography of Sir Ken Dodd","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Nicholson, Tony \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography \u0026amp; True Stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 March 2021 by Great Northern Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages, 2 x 16 page sections of colour, and black and white photographs.\u003cbr\u003e183 x 242 x 35 | 758g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, thanks to Ken's wife, Lady Dodd, gives the first ever in-depth account of his astonishing story, and unravels 'the other Ken Dodd' - the fascinating, kind and complicated private man with whom she spent her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Ken Dodd was a national institution. He worked tirelessly as one Britain's most popular comedians for a staggering seven decades. His five hour stage shows were legendary, and he was still performing these hilarious theatrical marathons right up to the age of ninety. Ken was the comedian's comedian. Fellow pros idolised him and looked up to him as the guv'nor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was also a talented ballad singer, and enjoyed a hugely successful chart-topping career in the 1960s. In fact his was the only name, apart from The Beatles, to appear in the top five best-selling singles of that iconic pop music decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his nationwide fame and his crazy, larger-than-life stage persona, he was actually a very private person, away from the limelight. A quiet, well-read, deeply religious thinker. He consciously separated 'the two Ken Dodds', as he referred to them, and always declined to cooperate with biographers, in order to keep the private Ken Dodd just that - private.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you liked Ken Dodd you will love this book. It will undoubtedly surprise and delight you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796951261424,"sku":"9781914227004","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781914227004.jpg?v=1713563476","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781914227004","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}