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Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Wilkins Rob

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Author Rob Wilkins Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9781529176902 EAN 9781529176902 Bic Code BG|BGL Cover Paperback

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WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION’Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me miss the real Terry.’ – Neil Gaiman’Sometimes joyfully, sometimes painfully, intimate . . . it is wonderful to have this closeup picture of the writer’s working life.’ – Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Observer——–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.The creator of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, Terry Pratchett was known and loved around the world for his hugely popular books, his smart satirical humour and the humanity of his campaign work. But that’s only part of the picture.Before his untimely death, Terry was writing a memoir: the story of a boy who aged six was told by his teacher that he would never amount to anything and spent the rest of his life p