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Informationen zum Autor Theo Fennell was born in Egypt, the son of an army family and spent his early years all over the world. He was sent to boarding school at five, then to Eton, York College of Art, followed by the Byam Shaw School of Art. He is the leading British jewellery and silverware designer. He lives in London with his wife, Louise, the author and screen writer. The couple have two daughters, Emerald, a writer, actor and director, and Coco, a dress designer.His first volume of Chapters of Accidents, I Fear for This Boy, was published in 2022. Klappentext Theo Fennell's picaresque journey from the depths of financial despair to the glittering celebrity world of the rich and famous is a comic classic comparable to Three Men in a Boat or Bill Bryson's The Thunderbolt Kid. Despite the occasional success disasters and failures dominate his business life. Nonetheless his jewellery has brought pleasure to thousands and this book will bring pleasure to millions. Vorwort The memoir of the world's leading jewellery designer. Zusammenfassung T heo Fennell's picaresque journey from the depths of financial despair to the glittering celebrity world of the rich and famous is a comic classic comparable to Three Men in a Boat or Bill Bryson's The Thunderbolt Kid. Despite the occasional success disasters and failures dominate his business life. Nonetheless his jewellery has brought pleasure to thousands and this book will bring pleasure to millions. "I ripped through this book like a train, snorting with laughter and delight..I cannot recommend the ride highly enough." Stephen Fry".but the end result is that Fennell has produced one of the funniest books I have ever read. Utterly beguiling and superbly well-written, it will become a classic of the genre, I predict." William Boyd
