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Growing up with John Clarke
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John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for ‘The Games’ and ‘Clarke and Dawe’ in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator. But he was also a father and a husband. In this delightful book, his daughter Lorin...
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Description
John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for ‘The Games’ and ‘Clarke and Dawe’ in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator.
But he was also a father and a husband. In this delightful book, his daughter Lorin tells the story of growing up in the Clarke family: with John, her mother Helen, her little sister Lucia. This is the insider’s view of the million little things that define any family, not just its in-jokes or secret slang, but the triumphs and traumas that define generations.
In Would that be Funny? Lorin Clarke, author of the celebrated podcast The Fitzroy Diaries, brings her idyllic and nerdy childhood to life, and draws a fascinating portrait of the private man behind the household name.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923058231
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 January 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Lorin Clarke is the creator of the award-winning observational audio fiction serial, The Fitzroy Diaries, three series of which have been to air on ABC RN, as well as being released as a podcast. Lorin writes regularly for children’s television and her children’s book, Our (Last) Trip to the Market was published by Allen & Unwin in 2017. Lorin writes the fortnightly Public Service Announcement column for the Big Issue.
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