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The Boy Who Lived

When Magic and Reality Collide: my story, with a foreword by Daniel Radcliffe

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The Boy Who Lived

By: David Holmes
Narrated by: David Holmes, Toby Laurence
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 THE INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR FROM HARRY POTTER STUNTMAN DAVID HOLMES: PERFECT FOR HARRY POTTER FANS.

NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE NARRATED BY TOBY LAURENCE.

As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes helped to move J.K. Rowling's era-defining story from the page to the big screen. His work as a real-life Fall Guy enabled him to create some of the most memorable action sequences in the Wizarding World, as he became the first person ever to play Quidditch. In living his own hero's journey, David was also one of only a handful of people to have worn the iconic wizard's cape, glasses and scar in front of the cameras.

That is, until an accident changed his life forever.

During the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, David broke his neck in a stunt rehearsal and was instantly paralysed. From talented junior gymnast and stunt prodigy to fully qualified Hollywood stuntman, his story is a brutally honest portrait of a man who lost everything but found different ways to reimagine new possibilities with love, friendship and optimism - and he later co-created a BAFTA-nominated documentary about his life. David's behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest film series of all time is both jaw-dropping and hilarious.

Powerful and emotional, his is a story of hope and vulnerability and paints a picture of what it truly takes to rebuild a life and become The Boy Who Lived. ©2024 Ripple Productions (Essex) Limited Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV People with Disabilities Magic Users Wizardry Magic Inspiring Thought-Provoking Heartfelt Witty

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His brilliantly-titled memoir tells a story of resilience, pain and joy
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I purchased this after listening to tom feltons memoir which mentions this book and I was not disappointed. Great listen

great listen

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Insightful and moving. The narratiom was great, the story was captivating. The book made me see things differently.

Insightful and moving

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I loved this book.it was happy, sad, and very honest,how a person who over came his younger years, to do a job he loved,and his life afterwards,
highly recommended .

the honesty of the author

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I didn’t know anything about this My family were avid Potter fans. We often bought 2 copies of the books so we could share them out rather than being 4th in line! When the films came out we were 1st in the queue. It must have been kept quiet for us not to have heard about it. I have advanced Multiple Sclerosis and only have the use of 1 arm. I went through every emotion with David with a few tears along the way. David, you have inspired me to live in the moment as I don’t know when the next thing will disappear. Thank you, David and well done!

Inspiring in every way

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This is a beautiful, heart breaking but very uplifting book. It had me in tears & laughing in equal measure! It has put my life in perspective (I’ve battled cancer, has 5 strokes due to an allergic reaction to chemotherapy & had to learn to talk again.) David’s description of his coping mechanisms is inspirational - thank you x

An amazing story by an inspirational man

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