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Soft Lad

Coming-of-Age Stories

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Soft Lad

By: Nick Grimshaw
Narrated by: Nick Grimshaw
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About this listen

Coming-of-age stories from much loved radio royalty, DJ and TV personality Nick Grimshaw.­

From partying with pop stars and chatting breeze on the radio, to drinking too much, to not drinking at all, to growing up, coming out, general nonsense, the journey from self-loathing to self-care and making dreams come true. These are Grimmy's brilliant, nostalgic coming-of-age tales, covering life's pivotal moments, the loves, the losses, and the fun had with the family and friends that made him. Heart-breaking and heartening in equal measure, Nick will have you laughing out loud, feeling all the emotions and (potentially) having a good cry.

©2022 Nick Grimshaw (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Heartfelt Feel-Good Funny Thought-Provoking Witty Comedy

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Critic reviews

'Hilarious and quintessentially Nick. Unapologetically himself always, and that's what I love the most' Dua Lipa

'Very funny, very sweet and full of charm -- a bit like the man himself' Graham Norton
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Loved this book. Had some proper LOL stories, but also poignant in parts. Excellent listen.

Fantastic

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This is actually a love story to Pete & Eileen .

I had to listen, I wanted to hear Nicks voice, in the car , going to work because I STILL miss it.
They say don’t meet your hero’s but his book was a beautiful , funny & poignant listen that made me love him even more, genuinely felt like I knew him on the radio, I didn’t know him at all.

The line, “the sound track to people’s lives” is so true and for me
It was lovely to hear his voice again.
Honest , earnest and sincere.

Thank you xx

Beautiful

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Highly entertaining, authentic, heart warming and I laughed out loud on multiple occasions.
Loved it

Laugh out loud. Grimmy is a natural storyteller

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Lovely book that feels like a love letter to his family - made me roar laughing and cry u expectedly

Lovely book

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Oh, what a wonderfully written book this is. I laughed, I cried. And everything in between. And he didn't just read the book, he performed it. So entertaining. Thank you for opening up and letting us in.

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