{"product_id":"rising-to-the-surface","title":"Rising to the Surface","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Lenny Henry \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"col2\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"format_title\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"pagination\"\u003e336 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. We 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43407025766640,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/products\/Screenshot2022-09-03at18.30.50.png?v=1662226274","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/rising-to-the-surface","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}