{"product_id":"rising-to-the-surface-9780571368778b","title":"Rising to the Surface","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving and ebullient'\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Relayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRising to the Surface\u003c\/span\u003e traces Lenny Henry's career through the 80s and 90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition, now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe follow Lenny through a period of great creativity - prize-winning tv programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, and stand-up gigs in New York. But with each rise there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother. But by the end of the book he has been able to rise through a sea of troubles and breaks out to the surface to accept the Golden Rose of Montreaux for his work in television.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823125663824,"sku":"9780571368778B","price":11.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780571368778-l.jpg?v=1785890964","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/rising-to-the-surface-9780571368778b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}