At Her Majesty's Pleasure by Robert Douglas (English) Paperback Book

Description: At Her Majesty's Pleasure by Robert Douglas The third volume in Robert Douglass remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD and brings us up to the present day. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In his final instalment in his autobiographical trilogy, Robert Douglas takes us through the sixties and into the eighties with his memories of life as a prison officer, and, at the end of his career, as an electricity chargehand driving around the Yorkshire Dales. He tells us of his prison experiences, with anecdotes about many of the most famous criminals in British history the Krays, the Richardsons, the Great Train Robbers, Soviet spies and many more.Told in the same endearing and fascinating voice that readers of LAST SONG OF THE NIGHT TRAM and SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD first fell in love with, this volume continues the story of Roberts remarkable journey of self-education, introducing us to larger-than-life characters on both sides of the bars, and evoking a strong sense of social change as Britain emerged from the post-War gloom into the bright lights of the Beatles years. Notes Following on from the bestselling Somewhere To Lay My Head, this is the 3rd volume in Douglas remarkable life story. For fans of criminal autobiographies and true crime. Author Biography Now retired, Robert Douglas worked as a prison officer and an electricity chargehand. Although he has lived in Northumberland for many years, he says you can take the boy out of Glasgow, but youll never take Glasgow out of the boy. Review You feel as if you are standing alongside him, scanning the prison wings for trouble - Glasgow HeraldHis straightforward prose makes the very ordinariness of a condemned mans final days and the speed at which the actual hanging takes place stick in the mind more effectively than any hand-wringing moralising would manage . . . Its a life as lived, honestly told, and worth a shelf full of self-serving political and celebrity false fronts - ScotsmanAs emotional, funny and evocative as its predecessors, this will make you laugh, cry and buy copies for everyone youve ever known - Daily RecordWarm, energetic...punchy - The Sunday Times on SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEADNight Song of the Last Tram was one of the most moving autobiographies ever penned by a Scottish writer...Somewhere to Lay my Head takes up where that left off...Once again demonstrating an outstanding gift for evoking the atmosphere and emotions of a time gone by, this wonderfully talented storyteller takes us on a journey that he started as a boy and ended as a man - Daily Record on SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEADIt recreates stunningly clear memories of a Glasgow childhood...I laughed until the tears ran down my legs. - Daily Mail on NIGHT SONG OF THE LAST TRAMA natural-born writer...pins down all-too-human characters in a sentence or two - and a number of times he made me laugh out loud. He also recaptures the late 1950s and early 1960s, rekindling memories for those of us who were there or thereabouts and bringing them alive for those who werent - The Scotsman on SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEADA well-written slice of social history delivered directly by an eyewitness - Independent on Sunday on NIGHT SONG Promotional The third volume in Robert Douglass remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD and brings us up to the present day. Long Description In his final instalment in his autobiographical trilogy, Robert Douglas takes us through the sixties and into the eighties with his memories of life as a prison officer, and, at the end of his career, as an electricity chargehand driving around the Yorkshire Dales. He tells us of his prison experiences, with anecdotes about many of the most famous criminals in British history the Krays, the Richardsons, the Great Train Robbers, Soviet spies and many more.Told in the same endearing and fascinating voice that readers of LAST SONG OF THE NIGHT TRAM and SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD first fell in love with, this volume continues the story of Roberts remarkable journey of self-education, introducing us to larger-than-life characters on both sides of the bars, and evoking a strong sense of social change as Britain emerged from the post-War gloom into the bright lights of the Beatles years. Review Quote You feel as if you are standing alongside him, scanning the prison wings for trouble Promotional "Headline" The third volume in Robert Douglass remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD and brings us up to the present day. Description for Sales People Prison life when hard men were really hard - will appeal to fans of tough-guy criminal autobiographies and true-crime Details ISBN0340935308 Author Robert Douglas Pages 336 ISBN-10 0340935308 ISBN-13 9780340935309 Format Paperback Imprint Hodder Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 941.44085092 Illustrations Illustrations, ports Media Book Short Title AT HER MAJESTYS PLEASURE Language English Publisher Hodder & Stoughton UK Release Date 2008-05-15 Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-05-15 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-06-30 AU Release Date 2008-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14414398;

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