A review by hayleyg84
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob Wilkins

5.0

I read an unauthorised biography of Terry Pratchett in the past and was utterly underwhelmed by it. I did not feel it provided any insight into one of my favourite authors. I had high hopes for this one as it was written by Rob Wilkins, who had not only a professional but also a very personal relationship to Terry Pratchett. That shone through right from the start and I really felt that I was seeing the real Terry Pratchett. It came as a surprise to me how hard I found it to read parts of this book and I did have to put it down a few times to have a quick sob. Maybe it shouldn't have been a surprise, I was devastated when TP died and this book helped me to know him better. I have spent the last few days telling my husband new things I have found out about TP (I was especially excited to find out that his favourite book shop is also my favourite- the wonderful Topping & co in Bath!). I am already in the middle of a re-read of the Discworld books (I think I will always be in the middle of reading them again) but it has made me want to revisit particularly some of his later ones and appreciate them for the wonder they are- how lucky are we that he was able to still write when his condition had progressed so much. A fantastic and moving biography.