The Lick of Love

"From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will. The Lick of Love takes us on a tour of Julian's colourful life. Wherever life has taken him, Julian has had a dog by his side, from Fanny the Wonder Dog, who propelled Julian up the ranks of the alternative comedy circuit and onto television, and Valerie, the whippet cross-breed escorted Julian through his forties, to Albert, who was sent to acclimatise Julian to middle age and Gigi, an unpredictable fur bullet of a dog. Whether writing about encounters in seedy London nightclubs, finding success on television with Sticky Moments, the death of his partner, that Normant Lamont joke, a narrow squeak with a thwarted eastern European plot to kidnap him, his move to the country, or finally settling down, falling in love and getting married, The Lick of Love is the story of a fascinating life and a love letter to the dogs that have played a loving and near constant part of it. Told with humour and great honesty, this promises to be one of the best memoirs of the year".--