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I Love the Bones of You: My Life, My Family, My Father
by Christopher Eccleston
Very honest account by Christopher Eccleston of his life although it's probably just as much the story of his Father too. Everything we learn about him is seen through the lens of his sometimes complex relationship with his father.
Eccleston was born in a working class family In Salford. He is fiercely proud of his working class routes and this comes out all the way through the book. He speaks honestly about the prejudice he's faced in his profession because of his background, as well as talking very openly about his battle with mental illness and depression.
This isn't a book about dishing the dirt it's simply an (often self depreciating) account of his life. There is a good length about his time on Doctor Who but this my no means takes up the whole of the story. Its well known that he didn't leave the show on good terms with the production team but anyone looking for him to dish the dirt on them won't find it. He never descends into that sort of pettiness.
The most moving part comes in the last few chapters when he speaks in detail about his Father's battle with dementia. Anyone who has seen this happen to a loved one will see familiar patterns, as he speaks of the loss of the man who he loves while physically he's still there and then when he speaks of his death he has to face the loss all over again.
This is a fascinating, honest and moving autobiography. Its not a book of showbiz tittle tattle and it's all the better for that. Its refreshing to see the disdain he has for the hypocrisy he sees in the industry he's in as he feels he's had to fight so much harder for every part he's played because of his background. Although he himself is his strongest critic always feeling he could have done so much better in many of his roles. He's perhaps too critical of himself as he is surely one of our finest actors.
Well worth a read. A refreshingly honest book
Eccleston was born in a working class family In Salford. He is fiercely proud of his working class routes and this comes out all the way through the book. He speaks honestly about the prejudice he's faced in his profession because of his background, as well as talking very openly about his battle with mental illness and depression.
This isn't a book about dishing the dirt it's simply an (often self depreciating) account of his life. There is a good length about his time on Doctor Who but this my no means takes up the whole of the story. Its well known that he didn't leave the show on good terms with the production team but anyone looking for him to dish the dirt on them won't find it. He never descends into that sort of pettiness.
The most moving part comes in the last few chapters when he speaks in detail about his Father's battle with dementia. Anyone who has seen this happen to a loved one will see familiar patterns, as he speaks of the loss of the man who he loves while physically he's still there and then when he speaks of his death he has to face the loss all over again.
This is a fascinating, honest and moving autobiography. Its not a book of showbiz tittle tattle and it's all the better for that. Its refreshing to see the disdain he has for the hypocrisy he sees in the industry he's in as he feels he's had to fight so much harder for every part he's played because of his background. Although he himself is his strongest critic always feeling he could have done so much better in many of his roles. He's perhaps too critical of himself as he is surely one of our finest actors.
Well worth a read. A refreshingly honest book