Made in Scotland : my grand adventures in a wee country
Connolly, Billy, 1942-2018
Books, Manuscripts
All roads lead back home. Billy Connolly may be a citizen of the world, but in his heart he's never been far from his homeland. 'Made in Scotland' is Billy's unique and intimate portrait of his native Scotland, a love letter to the places and people that made him. It's an adventure inspired by a single incident: the moment Billy received his Knighthood and was asked 'How does it feel to have achieved all this when you came from nothing?' His response was, 'But I did come from something!' So begins an odyssey through the Highlands, Lowlands and the Barrowlands on a shaggy dog quest to find out what that 'something' was and whether it is still there. Far from a typical travelogue, Billy's quest is as much through his memories and experiences as it is through his excursions, with a series of key artefacts prompting reminiscences.
Main title:
Made in Scotland : my grand adventures in a wee country / Billy Connolly with Ian Gittins.
Author:
Connolly, Billy, 1942-, authorGittins, Ian, author
Imprint:
London : BBC Books, 2018.
Collation:
282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781785943706 (hbk)
Dewey class:
914.11048612914.11792.1028092914.11914.11048914.110920 COL914.110486941
LC class:
PN2598
Local class:
914.11792.7092B CON
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2296176
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