Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography
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Summary
'PEOPLE THINK THAT STORIES ARE SHAPED BY PEOPLE。 IN FACT， IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND。'
At the time of his death in 2015， award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own。
At six years old， Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything。 He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong。 At sixty-six， Terry had lived a life full of achievements: becoming one of the UK's bestselling writers， winning the Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood for services to literature。
Following his untimely death from Alzheimer's disease， the mantle of completing Terry's memoir was passed to Rob Wilkins， his former assistant， friend and now head of the author's literary estate。
Drawing on his own extensive memories， along with those of Terry's family， friends， fans and colleagues， Rob recounts Terry's extraordinary story - from his early childhood to the literary phenomenon that his Discworld series became; and how he met and coped with the challenges that 'The Embuggerance' of Alzheimer's brought with it。
'Of all the dead authors in the world， Terry Pratchett is the most alive。' - John Lloyd
At the time of his death in 2015， award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own。
At six years old， Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything。 He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong。 At sixty-six， Terry had lived a life full of achievements: becoming one of the UK's bestselling writers， winning the Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood for services to literature。
Following his untimely death from Alzheimer's disease， the mantle of completing Terry's memoir was passed to Rob Wilkins， his former assistant， friend and now head of the author's literary estate。
Drawing on his own extensive memories， along with those of Terry's family， friends， fans and colleagues， Rob recounts Terry's extraordinary story - from his early childhood to the literary phenomenon that his Discworld series became; and how he met and coped with the challenges that 'The Embuggerance' of Alzheimer's brought with it。
'Of all the dead authors in the world， Terry Pratchett is the most alive。' - John Lloyd
Reviews
Louise Culmer
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Very interesting biography of Terry Pratchett written by the man who was his personal assistant for many years。 The first half of the book， which deals with his life before he started writing the Discworld series， is particularly entertaining。 I would have liked a bit more about the books， the characters， plots etc， which aren’t gone into very much。 But in general very enjoyable。
Katy Wheatley
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I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this to be honest。 I have been a Pratchett fan since pretty much the beginning and my loyalty and love to Sir PTerry is one of the constants of my life。 I didn't know what Rob was going to do in this book and I was very， very nervous。 I needn't have worried。 This is a wonderful， funny， glorious and deeply moving thing。 I read it so fast and then as the last chapter loomed I slowed right down because I just didn't want it to end。 And when I finally finish I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this to be honest。 I have been a Pratchett fan since pretty much the beginning and my loyalty and love to Sir PTerry is one of the constants of my life。 I didn't know what Rob was going to do in this book and I was very， very nervous。 I needn't have worried。 This is a wonderful， funny， glorious and deeply moving thing。 I read it so fast and then as the last chapter loomed I slowed right down because I just didn't want it to end。 And when I finally finished it， I cried and cried and cried。 The perfect homage to a great man and his writing。 。。。more
Beth
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“Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you？ Not me， for one。 I wanted the unsuitable books。” - Terry Pratchett…I feel exactly the same， but I can say that as a ticket to uncovering the life of one of the UK’s best loved writers， this book is absolutely suitable。A truly wonderful and heartbreaking tale， filled with memories typed by Pratchett himself and lovingly woven with those of writer and ‘best PA in the world’ （read the book）， Rob Wilkins。 The unique humour and storytelling tha “Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you？ Not me， for one。 I wanted the unsuitable books。” - Terry Pratchett…I feel exactly the same， but I can say that as a ticket to uncovering the life of one of the UK’s best loved writers， this book is absolutely suitable。A truly wonderful and heartbreaking tale， filled with memories typed by Pratchett himself and lovingly woven with those of writer and ‘best PA in the world’ （read the book）， Rob Wilkins。 The unique humour and storytelling that carries you along in all of the adventure’s in Prattchett’s fiction is present throughout this biography which is filled with characters and situations as colourful and as rich as those from his books， making this a really enjoyable read。I received a proof copy of this publication to review and I’m so pleased to have learnt more about this important writer and his contributions to literature。 After I finished this book all I wanted to do was disappear into his work and into the worlds Pratchett left behind for us。 So that’s where I’ll be for the next few months and after that I’ll probably be working through all the writers that inspired a teenage Terry Pratchett to put pen to paper in the first place。 。。。more
Jon
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