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

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Jane Godley Currie was born on 20 January 1961. [3] [4] [5] The youngest of four children born to Annie and Jim Currie, she was raised on Kenmore Street in Shettleston, a district in the East End of Glasgow and attended Eastbank Academy. Living in poverty, which was rife in the East End during that time, Godley left school at 16 with no qualifications. [6] Her parents were alcoholics and her mother was also addicted to tranquilisers. [7] [8] Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Janey Godley, comedian: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 20 March 2017. {{ cite web}}: |first= has generic name ( help) Her TV appearances include River City, Sam Delaney's News Thing, The Alex Salmond Show, Have I Got News for You and Traces. She appears in the film Wild Rose. [24]

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Janey Godley dropped from government Covid ads over tweets". BBC News. 9 September 2021 . Retrieved 10 September 2021. Ferguson, Brian (24 October 2020). "Comedy star Janey Godley named 'Scots Speaker of the Year' ". The Scotsman. JPI Media . Retrieved 27 October 2020. Genre Audiobooks Buy HANDSTANDS IN THE DARK, by Janey Godley, read by Janey Godley - audiobook extract 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] a b "Comedian on Jeremy Corbyn's #JC4PM tour has said she would never vote for him". The Independent. 3 February 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2017.Cochrane, Angus (8 September 2021). "Janey Godley apologises for 'horridly offensive' historic tweets". The National. Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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Playlists containing HANDSTANDS IN THE DARK, by Janey Godley, read by Janey Godley - audiobook extract Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city's most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley's young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit - and her vivid sense of humour - kept her alive. After reading Handstands I am surprised that she not only laughed again, but also developed a rare talent to make us laugh again...and again ...and again too. In 2009, the New Zealand Comedy Guild nominated Janey as ‘Best International Guest’; they had also nominated her on each of her previous visits in 2002, 2006 and 2008.Janey Godley tells fans that her cancer has returned". The Independent. 14 December 2022 . Retrieved 14 December 2022.