Who am I, again?

** PRE ORDER LENNY HENRY''S NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY RISING TO THE SURFACE NOW **Sir Lenny Henry is one of the country’s best-loved comedians with a career spanning over forty years. Here he writes about his youth for the first time.You might think you know Lenny Henry. Think again.''Glorious.'' NEIL GAIMAN''Touching and affectionate.'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, SUNDAY TIMES''Heartfelt . . . honest.'' OBSERVER''Moving, powerful and very funny.'' MAIL ON SUNDAYIn 1975, a gangly black sixteen-year-old apprentice factory worker from Dudley appeared on our TV screens for the first time. He had no idea he would go on to become a national treasure. Here at last, Sir Lenny Henry tells the revealing and very funny story of his rise to fame.Surviving a tough family upbringing, along with the trauma of finding out the truth about his father at a young age, Lenny beat the odds. With a riotous warmth and his trademark energy, in Who Am I, Again? he tells the heart-breakingly honest and inspirational story of his youth.AN i BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK‘So appealing . . . Witty, charming and engagingly self-aware.’ i ‘Funny, warm and self-deprecating.’ THE TIMES‘A raw, touching memoir.’ GUARDIAN‘An endearing memoir . . . He’s a skilful storyteller.’ SUNDAY EXPRESS‘Enjoyable and endearing.’ DAILY EXPRESS