Corey White

The Prettiest Horse in the Glue Factory (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'This memoir is very funny, impossibly sad, and ultimately hopeful. White's story is a damning indictment of drug law, clinical care and, most importantly, of the foster care system, which is portrayed as a breeding ground for professional incompetence, systemic corruption and abuse. The anger and bitterness that drive the early pages are well earned, as is the emotional conclusion of this profoundly moving, harrowing, but hilarious book. This is a story that advocates for a better system, and one that all Australians would do well to read.'

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House Australia
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781760142544
• Artikelnr.: 62357828

Autorenporträt

There are few voices in comedy as unique and potent as Corey White. In 2014, Corey performed his debut stand up show, The Cane Toad Effect - a staggeringly personal story of his experience growing up in foster care, surviving domestic violence, recovering from drug addiction and dealing with mental illness. He handled this material with a deftness and humour that far exceeded his experience, garnering critical praise and winning Best Show at the 2014 Sydney Fringe and Best Newcomer Award at the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival.

He was later profiled on ABC TV's Australian Story, shining a light on his and his sister's experience growing up in the foster care system and the path that took him all the way to the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe. In late 2016 he was selected to have his show recorded as part of the ABC Next Gen comedy series. In 2018, Corey White's Roadmap to Paradise, a series created by Corey for the ABC, finally solved all the world's problems while continuing to advocate for change for kids stuck in our dysfunctional foster care system. He is also very funny.