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The Life of Dai

Name: The Life of Dai
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
SKU: 9781775542551
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By Dai Henwood and Jaquie Brown

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A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity. Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face of unthinkable challenges. This isn't a book about cancer, it's a book about living – Jaquie... Read More

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The Life of Dai

Description

A deeply moving and profoundly uplifting story about living with joy, even in the face of adversity.

Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face of unthinkable challenges. This isn't a book about cancer, it's a book about living – Jaquie Brown

The Life of Dai by Dai Henwood and Jaquie Brown tells the inspiring story of Dai, a comedian who has always believed in the power of laughter. Over his 25-year career, this much-loved Kiwi entertainer and TV host has won every major comedy award in New Zealand. However, in January 2023, Dai shared publicly that three years earlier, he had been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.

Perhaps the ultimate teacher for what really matters, Dai's incurable cancer has shown him a new way of living that embraces small moments of perfection and cherishes things we often overlook.

Through his journey, Dai shows us how laughter can be a wonderful medicine, offering many moments of joy and humour in his book. He teaches us that often the gifts we've been searching for are right in front of us, if only we could see them.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775542551

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 June 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 393g

Pages: 288

Collections

Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Book's featured in The Listener Dai Henwood Featured Books Health & Wellness Humour Jaquie Brown New at Book Hero New Zealand Biographies Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

Uplifting

This book starts off telling Dai’s story growing up and getting into comedy and then moves on to how he faced being diagnosed with cancer and ultimately this being deemed incurable. Dai is a great character and as well as entertaining, the book is actually pretty uplifting as he looks for and finds a positive side to most challenges and shares his philosophy on life.

About the Author

Dai Henwood is a celebrated New Zealand comedian, television presenter and technically now author. Henwood studied at Victoria University in Wellington, graduating with a BA in Eastern Religions and Theatre and Film. He moved into stand-up comedy, achieving quick success with shows around New Zealand, Melbourne, Edinburgh and Montreal. He has been performing comedy for 27 years and counting, becoming a household name with shows like 7 Days, Family Feud, Dancing with the Stars and LEGO Masters NZ. Henwood is as Kiwi as hokey pokey, Jandals and L&P, and has won every major comedy award in New Zealand, including the Billy T Award, Fred Award and NZ Comedy Guild awards for Best Male Comedian, Best MC and Best TV Achievement. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Jaquie Brown is an award-winning writer, author, TV host and actor. A household name in New Zealand for over 20 years, Brown has been a host on institutions like music channel C4, current affairs show Campbell Live and Three's primetime news and entertainment show The Project. Brown has also co-created and starred in her own comedy series The Jaquie Brown Diaries, winning Best Comedy at the NZ Film and Television Awards and the prestigious Success in Television Award at the Women in Film and Television Awards (WIFT NZ). As a screenwriter, Brown co-wrote the Cannes Palme d'Or-nominated short film Nothing Special. She is also the author of I'm Not Fat, I'm Pregnant! She lives in Auckland with her husband and two children.