Who Am I, Again?

**Sir Lenny** **Henry is one of the country’s best-loved comedians with a career spanning over forty years. Here he writes about his youth for the first time.** *You might think you know Lenny Henry. Think again. * ‘Glorious.’ **NEIL GAIMAN * *’Touching and affectionate.’ * *CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS,* SUNDAY TIMES *** ‘Heartfelt . . . honest.’ ***OBSERVER*** ‘Moving, powerful and very funny.’ ***MAIL ON SUNDAY *** In 1975, a gangly black sixteen-year-old apprentice factory worker from Dudley appeared on our TV screens for the first time. He had no idea he would go on to become a national treasure. Here at last, Sir Lenny Henry tells the revealing and very funny story of his rise to fame. Surviving a tough family upbringing, along with the trauma of finding out the truth about his father at a young age, Lenny beat the odds. With a riotous warmth and his trademark energy, in *Who Am I, Again?* he tells the heart-breakingly honest and inspirational story of his youth. **AN *i BOOK OF THE YEAR * A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK** ‘So appealing . . . Witty, charming and engagingly self-aware.’ ***i*** ‘Funny, warm and self-deprecating.’ ***THE TIMES*** ‘A raw, touching memoir.’ ***GUARDIAN*** ‘An endearing memoir . . . He’s a skilful storyteller.’ ***SUNDAY EXPRESS*** ‘Enjoyable and endearing.’ ***DAILY EXPRESS***