Don't Put Yourself on Toast

Don't Put Yourself on Toast

Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Literary Biography & Memoir
Hardback Published on: 14/04/2022
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Synopsis

"A startling debut... This book will make you want to hold everyone you love close, reminding you that life may be fleeting but the people in it never are." PICKED FOR ESQUIRE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF 2022

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When Freddy was 21 years old, his dad, a larger-than-life, successful TV producer, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer.

In vivid snapshots, Freddy recalls the ups and downs of an impossible time - from the entertaining antics of a wine-gum tossing competition in a hospital ward, to the comi-tragedy of trying to decipher his father's muddled riddles as his speech disintegrates, to painful moments of regret and self-loathing as he squanders precious time.

Don't Put Yourself on Toast is a bittersweet coming-of-age memoir which shows how the power of humour and laughter can provide, even in our darkest moments, sustenance, comfort and hope.

  • Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9781780725277
  • Number of pages: 192
  • Weight: 260g
  • Dimensions: 202 x 138 x 26 mm

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Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Unputdownable
Deeply moving and totally unputdownable. A beautiful story of love, loss and grief that is touchingly personal yet powerfully relatable. Written with heart... READ MORE
Willow Williams
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
A truly wonderful book
An heart-wrenching, brutally honest and totally hilarious book about bereavement. From one sentence to the next I was in fits of laughter and balling my ey... READ MORE
Louis Jack
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
One of the best things I've read in years.
I managed to get my hands on a preview. It's brilliant, beyond brilliant. Heartwarming, heartbreaking, joyous, beautifully painful and wonderfully written.... READ MORE
Philippa Beaumont
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Highly recommend
Sent a preview copy of this book by the publisher. It made me laugh, cry, and then laugh all over again - a heart wrenching and beautifully crafted reminde... READ MORE
Frances Underhill
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
This book touched such a chord
I couldn’t put this book down. I feel that I have been on a roller coaster of a journey with Fred. It is a really remarkable read, so honest, poignant and ... READ MORE
Christopher Booth
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Beautiful read
I received my copy today and am so sad to have finished it already. I can only echo the sentiments of the other reviewers; I am so grateful to have been al... READ MORE
Nicholas Powell
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Brilliant!
Wow. A beautiful, heartbreaking read. Such a powerful, intelligent, funny exploration of loss and the messy contradictions that come with it. I was blown a... READ MORE
Kwaku Mills
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Beautiful but sad
This book broke my heart with how personal it felt. It reads like journal entries and allows you access to a families very difficult time. I enjoyed the tr... READ MORE
Shanice Venture
Don't Put Yourself on Toast
Moving and hilarious
I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down, and I cried and laughed all the way through. Freddy Taylor has a wonderful way with words.
Harry Lynn-Evans

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