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Bromhead
One of New Zealand's best-known cartoonists, Peter Bromhead has led a colourful life. In his satirical, illustrated memoir, Bromhead, as he is affectionately known, shares his life in words and pictures. Packed with hilarious illustrations recounting his harsh upbringing, romantic missteps, cartooning career and experiences as an older father, this is a heart-warming and wickedly funny read
272 pages, Paperback
Published June 27, 2016
About the author
Peter Bromhead
9 books4 followersPeter Bromhead was a well-known New Zealand cartoonist, newspaper columnist, author and illustrator of children’s books.
Born in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in 1933, Bromhead lived in New Zealand from the mid-1950s until his death.
Bromhead was best known for his cartoons in multiple newspapers, including the Auckland Star and the New Zealand Herald. He wrote and illustrated a number of children’s books. In 2015, he published a spy thriller, The Disinformation Agent.
Bromhead received numerous awards for his cartoons, including eleven Qantas and Canon journalism awards. He was awarded The Prince Hendrik Medal of Honour for services to the Danish design industry and has been a finalist in the Benson & Hedges Art Awards and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards. In 2000 he was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to journalism.
Born in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom in 1933, Bromhead lived in New Zealand from the mid-1950s until his death.
Bromhead was best known for his cartoons in multiple newspapers, including the Auckland Star and the New Zealand Herald. He wrote and illustrated a number of children’s books. In 2015, he published a spy thriller, The Disinformation Agent.
Bromhead received numerous awards for his cartoons, including eleven Qantas and Canon journalism awards. He was awarded The Prince Hendrik Medal of Honour for services to the Danish design industry and has been a finalist in the Benson & Hedges Art Awards and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards. In 2000 he was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to journalism.
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September 13, 2016
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This was okay, with one notable anecdote worth quoting: "I confess that my irritation stemmed partly from matters of some pettiness — such as meal preparation. I would discover my dinner waiting in the kitchen; often it was concocted from an earlier committee meeting dinner that had been prepared by Catherine and tended to favour our guests’ sensitive vegetarian palates. When I knew in advance what to expect, I would arm myself with a meat pie or a piece of steak purchased in the city, to make the platefuls of lettuce tofu and alfalfa sprouts more palatable. I have a particular dislike of that latter vegetable, which I sneeringly tended to describe as the ‘pubic hair of the vegetable world’." . . . Hear Hear!
CJHD
This was okay, with one notable anecdote worth quoting: "I confess that my irritation stemmed partly from matters of some pettiness — such as meal preparation. I would discover my dinner waiting in the kitchen; often it was concocted from an earlier committee meeting dinner that had been prepared by Catherine and tended to favour our guests’ sensitive vegetarian palates. When I knew in advance what to expect, I would arm myself with a meat pie or a piece of steak purchased in the city, to make the platefuls of lettuce tofu and alfalfa sprouts more palatable. I have a particular dislike of that latter vegetable, which I sneeringly tended to describe as the ‘pubic hair of the vegetable world’." . . . Hear Hear!
CJHD
July 13, 2016
Easy, unchallenging, amusing, rewarding and often surprising. I was reminded of the late Peter Williams book which is a similar collection of good yarns giving a light-hearted look at some occasionally uncomfortable truths and leaving the reader with lots of questions. It would be interesting to hear from people who know Bromhead well.
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