Handstands In The Dark: A True Story of Growing Up and Survival

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Godley is a supporter of Scottish independence. [37] She describes herself as "anti-Tory". [8] She formerly supported the Conservatives in her youth and once met Margaret Thatcher at a Scottish Conservative Party Conference in Perth. [38] Multi-award-winning Scottish comedienne, playwright, award-winning blogger, best-selling author and former Scotsman newspaper columnist Janey Godley has performed her comedy shows and one-woman play around the world, including off-Broadway in New York. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute. Godley, Janey (2005). Handstands In The Dark. Great Britain: Ebury Press. ISBN 9780091908775. OCLC 61175808. In 2006, Janey was nominated and was close runner-up for the annual Scotswoman of the Year title as ‘the most inspirational woman in Scotland’; at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, she won the Spirit of The Festival Award. It is a searingly honest memoir covering the author's bleak childhood through to her tough adulthood. She was repeated abused as a minor by an evil uncle, who in adulthood, she brought to justice. And although it can be described as a misery memoir, that would be too simple a description. There is dark humour in this tale of a dysfunctional life in the author's Glasgow's east end. The book is as honest as it is well written. I hope she writes more, especially with the fight she is now going through with cancer. If anyone can Janey can!

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a b Brooks, Libby (9 September 2021). "Janey Godley dropped from Scottish Covid ads after 'unacceptable' tweets". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 September 2021. A remarkably engaging and fluently written memoir of a life that makes the McCourt family look like the Von Trapps. -- The Observer Godley often makes spoof voice-overs of videos. [25] [26] In 2020, Godley wrote and starred in a series of short films titled Alone, about a recently widowed housewife whose abusive husband has died of COVID-19, as part of the National Theatre of Scotland's Scenes for Survival webseries. [27] In December 2020, the Royal Society of Edinburgh commended Godley's voice-overs of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's COVID-19 briefings for helping engage the public with the warnings. [14] Genre Audiobooks Buy HANDSTANDS IN THE DARK, by Janey Godley, read by Janey Godley - audiobook extract I read this book in less than a week- it is very well written and easy to read, but heart breaking at the same time. Janey tells her story in a frank and honest way which is breathtaking – the things she’s lived through are unbearable and it’s testament to her that she’s survived and thrived now. I’d love a sequel to follow on her story, so we can see how she got from the end of this book to where she is today….Good on you Janey, you stand tall for all of the other women who have experienced trauma and abuse….keep going! xxxGodley, Janey (2005). Handstands in the dark: a true story of growing up and survival. London: Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781448117543. I think this is an example of when an audio book pays off - thought that Janey reading her own story brought it all to life really well (the good and bad). She details her life story in the underbelly of East End Glasgow from the 1970s to 1990s and the book does not pull any punches. Comedian Janey Godley reveals she has ovarian cancer". BBC News. 19 November 2021 . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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A vivid, intimate and darkly funny account of a life less ordinary, Handstands in the Dark tells the story of how one girl escaped a chaotic family and became one of the UK’s most popular comedic talents. Poverty, horrendous living conditions, an abusive family, and constant nightmares leaves nowhere for Janey to hide. Adult life wasn't that great either.In 1982, when Godley was 21, her mother died after drowning in the River Clyde. Godley believes that her mother was murdered by her violent boyfriend. He was never charged by police for Annie Currie's death despite calls for an investigation from her family. [6] Cochrane, Angus (8 September 2021). "Janey Godley apologises for 'horridly offensive' historic tweets". The National. Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved 8 September 2021. First-hand, Janey saw the gangland violence and met extraordinary characters within an enclosed and seldom-revealed Glasgow underworld - from the grim and far-from-Swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which swept through and engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s. She won an award for the "Best Show Concept" at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2002, and the "Spirit of the Festival" in 2006. [20] In 2005 her autobiography Handstands in the Dark was published. [21] In 2006, she was a finalist for the Edinburgh Evening Times' "Scotswoman of the Year" award. [22] In 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2009, she was nominated as "Best International Guest" by the New Zealand Comedy Guild. [23]

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a b Brooks, Libby (19 August 2019). " 'I joked about my life – Ma's murder, child abuse, gangsters': how Janey Godley became the queen of comedy". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 August 2020. Janey Godley: Scottish comedian reveals she has ovarian cancer and cancels final tour dates". Sky News . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Janey Godley (born Jane Godley Currie, 20 January 1961) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Glasgow. [2] Early life [ edit ] Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Janey Godley, comedian: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 19 February 2017. {{ cite web}}: |first= has generic name ( help) Janey Godley tells fans that her cancer has returned". The Independent. 14 December 2022 . Retrieved 14 December 2022. Robertson, Linda (18 October 2006). "Last chance to vote for Scotswoman of the Year". Evening Times . Retrieved 19 February 2017.