In Big Beacon,Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster,Alan Partridge,triumphs against the odds. TWICE.
Using an innovative'dual narrative'structure you sometimes see in films,Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career,rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits.
But then something quite unexpected and moving,because Big Beacon also tells the story of a selfless man,driven to restore an old lighthouse to its former glory,motivated by nothing more than respect for a quietly heroic old building that many take for granted,which some people think is a metaphor for Alan himself even though it's not really for them to say.
Leaving his old life behind and relocating to a small coastal village in Kent,Alan battles through adversity,wins the hearts and minds of a suspicious community,and ultimately shows himself to be a quite wonderful man.
The two strands will run in tandem,their narrative arcs mirroring each other to make the parallels between the two stories abundantly clear to the less able reader.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781398719217Number of pages: 304Dimensions: 240 x 156 mm
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"Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure,it's very funny indeed." - Jon Ronson,Journalist,Filmmaker & Author of Them: Adventures with Extremists,The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Psychopath Test'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!'The Times
Meet Alan Partridge at Waterstones Norwich
Norwich - Castle StreetSaturday 11th November 11:30
We're absolutely delighted to welcome the one and only Alan Partridge to our bookshop to celebrate the launch of his new book Big Beacon.
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