Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood by Britain's Finest and Funniest

by Sarah Brown, Gil McNeil

They may be your inspiration or your best friend, kind protectors or big on homework and manners, there for the first diaper change or always out at the bar, but there is no one else quite like Dad. In Dads , heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes and personal recollections are found, both about what it is like to be a dad—from the shock of looking after a new born to the mixed blessings that are teenagers—and their changing relationships with their own fathers. The phenomenal list of high-profile contributors Sir Richard Branson, Bill Bryson, Richard Curtis, David Puttnam, Ian Rankin, David Tennant, Alan Titchmarsh, and many more. Hugely entertaining and thought-provoking in turns, this celebration of fatherhood explores just what it is to be a dad.

256 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2008

Reviews

[Chas Bayfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an unexpected gem. I have no idea when I acquired this one but what a beautiful tribute to fatherhood. Some dads were enlightened and ahead of their time, urging their daughters to hold their own in a male world, others were distant and cherished for the fleeting twinkle in their eye that told their children they were loved while yet others learned from their dads the hard way. The book also tells us a lot about the 'celebs' whose fathers we learn about - Maggie Thatcher, Sir Alex Ferguson, Fay Weldon, Cameron Mackintosh, Ronnie Corbett, Joanna Lumley are just some of the name who talks about their dads. I loved the insights into their lives and the often very ordinary hard working men who helped raise them.

[Tareq Muhmood · Rating 3 out of 5]

A beautiful insight into being a Dad and of Dads. Some insights were moving and funny and some were sad. A good gift but not one to keep on the shelf forever.