KEN AND ME: The Autobiography of William Roache. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,inscribed,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,SIGNED and inscribed: "Best Wishes William" to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Subject,colour portrait photograph and gilt+white letters to upper wrap; subject b/w portrait photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - upper front+rear corners minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and clean also.Bright,clean,green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 246pp includes half-title+title pages,19 chapters,16pp b/w contemporary photographs between pp120/21 and an index. To legions of Coronation Street fans,William Roache is Ken Barlow. A leading cast member since the first episode of Britain's best-loved television serial,he holds a special place in the nation's affections.'Ken and Me' tells the real story of the man behind the character - a story as dramatic,humorous and heart-rending as anything the Street's scriptwriters could have conceived.Ken Barlow has led an eventful and stormy life,often beset by romantic problems.His third wife Deirdre's passionate fling with Ken's arch-rival,Mike Baldwin,so gripped the Street's 20 million viewers that its progress was reported in The Times. And news of the affair's end interrupted a House of Commons debate. But William Roache's own life has also had its share of trauma and colourful incidents.This warm and witty autobiography describes his Derbyshire childhood,army days in the West Indies and the Gulf, and the encouragement he received from Laurence Olivier.He relates his early struggles as an actor in rep,films and television, and his lifelong fascination with the paranormal and spiritual.He speaks movingly of the heartbreak he and his wife endured at the time of their daughter Edwina's tragic death. Following charges of unprofessionalism,and hints at steamy extra-marital affairs,he won a ground-breaking libel action against The Sun newspaper in 1991.He has never spoken about the shattering ordeal of the trial - until now.Not least,William Roache offers a fascinating insider's view of his many years on the world's most famous street. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct,insured shipping P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.