04715cam a2200397 4500 231554902 TxAuBib 20150531120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062350770 0062350773 5c764eb6-3e22-4172-8438-caf54f4b98dd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1942943 OverDrive (Product ID) 1942943 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cumming, Alan. Not My Father's Son [Libby] : A Memoir. HarperCollins, 2014. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 178MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 178MB. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Celebrated actor Alan Cumming is best known for his lilting Scottish accent and his well-trained musical voice. His roles in hit movies, Tony award-winning performance on Broadway in CABARET, and many television roles show how versatile his talent is. Cumming uses all his vocal experience and charm in this searing memoir. His unashamedly honest and emotionally raw remembrance of surviving his abusive father is a must-hear. Intrigue also plays a part in the story as Cumming recounts how he set out to solve a mystery surrounding his grandfather--and found out way more than he bargained for. Delivering stories that are both harrowing and at times hilarious, Cumming reaches through your earphones and doesn't let go. Make sure you carry a pocket of tissues. R.O. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Dark, painful memories can be like a cage. Or, in the case of Alan Cumming, they can be packed away in a box, stuck in the attic to be forgotten. Until one day the box explodes and all the memories flood back in horrible detail. Alan Cumming grew up in the grip of a man who held his family hostage, someone who meted out violence with a frightening ease, who waged a silent war with himself that sometimes spilled over onto everyone around him. That man was Alex Cumming, Alan's father.</p> <p>When television producers approached Alan to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show in 2010, he enthusiastically agreed. He hoped to solve a mystery that had long cast a shadow over his family. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Darling, had disappeared into the Far East after WWII. Alan's mother knew very little about him—he had been a courier, carrying information between battalions on his motorbike. The last time she saw her father, Alan's mother was eight years old. When she was thirteen, the family was informed that he had died by his own hand, an accidental shooting.</p> <p>But this was not the only mystery laid before Alan's feet. His father, whom Alan had not seen or spoken to for more than a decade, reconnected just before filming for <i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i> began. He had a secret he had to share, one that would shock his son to his very core and set into motion a journey that would change Alan's life forever.</p> <p>With ribald humor, wit, and incredible insight, Alan seamlessly moves back and forth in time, integrating stories from his childhood in Scotland and his experiences today as the celebrated actor of film, television, and stage. At times suspenseful, at times deeply moving, but always incredibly brave and honest, <i>Not My Father's Son</i> is a powerful story of embracing the best aspects of the past and triumphantly pushing the darkness aside.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Audie Award. The New York Times Best Seller List. Earphones Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-01 20:00:02. http://sandoval.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5c764eb6-3e22-4172-8438-caf54f4b98dd http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1942943-NotMyFathersSon.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1942943-NotMyFathersSon.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5C764EB6-3E22-4172-8438-CAF54F4B98DD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1942943-NotMyFathersSon.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1942943-NotMyFathersSon.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5C764EB6-3E22-4172-8438-CAF54F4B98DD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)