Brian Edwards

Daddy was a German Spy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This engaging memoir covers the first 25 years of Brian Edward's life in Northern Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s. His father abandoned his wife and son in dramatic circumstances when Brian was still a baby. He grew up in 'lodgings', often cared for by landladies who were mad, bad or simply sad, while his mother was at work. In his early teens Brian desperately tried to track down his mysterious father but to no avail. Years later he discovered that he had at least one half-sister and that his father may well have been a German spy, a bigamist and a charming con-man who embezzled funds from numerous employers. While Brian's relationship with his parents and their extended families lies at the heart of this book, Daddy was a German Spy is also a funny, poignant and intriguing story about growing up in Northern Ireland.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House NZ
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781742288970
• Artikelnr.: 38342645

Autorenporträt

Brian Edwards was born in Cork in the Republic of Ireland, but was raised and educated in the North. Having completed a doctorate at Edinburgh University, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1964. He lectured at Canterbury University before entering television as a reporter and interviewer and quickly established a reputation as New Zealand's most formidable interrogator. His 40-year broadcasting career has included the scam-busting Fair Go and his hugely popular radio show 'Top of the Morning'. Brian is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most respected broadcasters and media commentators. He currently runs a media training company with his wife Judy Callingham. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1999 for services to broadcasting and journalism.