Handstands In The Dark: A True Story of Growing Up and Survival

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Of course, I felt sorry for Janey, how could you not, growing up in such a violent and dangerous environment. But I also admired her bravery and courage, and the fact that she never gave up on the idea of something better for herself and her daughter. She had fight and spirit throughout. brands, products in thousands of categories from hundreds of retailers to give you reliable purchasing advice. Comedian Janey Godley reveals she has ovarian cancer". BBC News. 19 November 2021 . Retrieved 19 November 2021. Jane Godley Currie was born on 20 January 1961. [3] [4] [5] The youngest of four children born to Annie and Jim Currie, she was raised on Kenmore Street in Shettleston, a district in the East End of Glasgow and attended Eastbank Academy. Living in poverty, which was rife in the East End during that time, Godley left school at 16 with no qualifications. [6] Her parents were alcoholics and her mother was also addicted to tranquilisers. [7] [8]

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Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth The most funny and tear jerking true story of survival! Amazing lady and comedienne and the story of her life is truly Amazing. Couldn't put it down. RecommendedSolutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Janey Godley, comedian: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{ cite web}}: |first= has generic name ( help) She won an award for the "Best Show Concept" at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2002, and the "Spirit of the Festival" in 2006. [20] In 2005 her autobiography Handstands in the Dark was published. [21] In 2006, she was a finalist for the Edinburgh Evening Times' "Scotswoman of the Year" award. [22] In 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2009, she was nominated as "Best International Guest" by the New Zealand Comedy Guild. [23] I first came across Janey years ago and have since followed her on social media. She’s a great comic and it’s just obvious she’s such a caring loving soul and that her family means the world to her.

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In 1982, when Godley was 21, her mother died after drowning in the River Clyde. Godley believes that her mother was murdered by her violent boyfriend. He was never charged by police for Annie Currie's death despite calls for an investigation from her family. [6] Janey Godley dropped from government Covid ads over tweets". BBC News. 9 September 2021 . Retrieved 10 September 2021.Janey Godley tells fans that her cancer has returned". The Independent. 14 December 2022 . Retrieved 14 December 2022. A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK’s most popular comedic talents. This is the 2nd time I've read this book. I read it when it was first published 9/10 years ago....I wasn't on Goodreads and therefore didn't leave a review. It is a searingly honest memoir covering the author's bleak childhood through to her tough adulthood. She was repeated abused as a minor by an evil uncle, who in adulthood, she brought to justice. And although it can be described as a misery memoir, that would be too simple a description. There is dark humour in this tale of a dysfunctional life in the author's Glasgow's east end. The book is as honest as it is well written. I hope she writes more, especially with the fight she is now going through with cancer. If anyone can Janey can! Interview: Ashley Storrie – 'I have been known to go a bit Tonto' ". The List. 8 June 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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I'm rebelling against my upbringing': Ashley Storrie on being the daughter of a comedy legend". HeraldScotland. 30 July 2017. Godley and her sister, Ann Crawford, were sexually abused by their maternal uncle, David Percy. Percy, who was 12 years older than Godley, molested her and her sister for a number of years during their childhoods. Percy was charged for the crimes in 1993 after the sisters decided to come forward, and was later found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in 1996. [9]Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city’s most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley’s young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit – and her vivid sense of humour – kept her alive. On 31 December 2010, her brother Mij Currie died from a drug-related illness. [15] [16] Career [ edit ]

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Hinds, Alice (30 May 2021). "Comedian Ashley Storrie on why playing an autistic young woman in her first dramatic role has helped her open up about her own diagnosis". The Sunday Post . Retrieved 25 August 2021. Overall not a very satisfying read, too many holes in her story to make the compelling tale expected. Excellent book. Funny - well timed well written and fully of human spirit. Inspirational to survivors everywhereWebster, Lauren (8 September 2021). "Tory MSP writes to theatre with 'concerns' over Janey Godley's panto role". The National. Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved 8 September 2021.