{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-sheridan-morley-9781911413639","title":"The Other Side of the Moon: The Life of David Niven","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A highly readable work ... Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.' \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSheridan Morley wrote this biography of the consummate on-screen English gentleman after speaking to over 150 of Niven's friends and colleagues (only Rex Harrison refused). The result is a picture which both supports and contradicts the charming vagabond persona depicted in Niven's own bestselling memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile millions throughout his life were enchanted by Niven's happy-go-lucky charisma and world-class anecdotage, he was in many respects a private figure, haunted by a fear of failure, and a victim of several key tragedies in his personal life. Morley's biography is a warm, appreciative but perceptive account which captures both sides of one of Hollywood's most enduringly lovable figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'a compassionate account that goes past the blithe persona ... yet, there is much humor--the actor's and his biographer's--in this notable book' \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Head and shoulders above the average showbiz biography ... He understands many of Niven's deeper feelings' \u003cem\u003eJohn Mortimer, Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A well-told story ... the darker side as well as the mask of a complex and perhaps desperate character. He was a life-enhancer off-screen as well as on' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Shrewd and pleasing; shows how dark Niven's moon could be' \u003cem\u003eAlexander Walker, Evening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheridan Morley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911413635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911413639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.66d","brand":"Sheridan Morley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986368594175,"sku":"9781911413639","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a490a600-9f0b-4830-9345-547eea69e8d5.jpg?v=1683282955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-sheridan-morley-9781911413639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}