{"title":"Lenny Henry","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rising-to-the-surface","title":"Rising to the Surface","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Moving and ebullient' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Relayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRising to the Surface 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47494481019174,"sku":"9780571368778","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/BookTemplate_9.png?v=1705507299"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/collections\/lenny-henry.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}