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  • Published: 18 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241347089
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 123

Junkyard Jack and the Horse That Talked




The second funny young fiction title by Sainsbury's Children's Book Award winner Adrian Edmondson.

'Can all animals talk?' Jack asked.

'Well, of course they can,' said Boadicea the Shetland Pony. 'We're not idiots, you know.'

Jack has to live with his drippy aunt Violet, his smelly uncle Ted, and his evil cousin Kelly. But one day he accidentally runs away, and much to his surprise finds himself on an adventure to free his mum from prison - with the help of rather a lot of talking animals!

Filled with excitement, fun and far too much horse poo, this is the hilarious new story from national treasure Ade Edmondson.

  • Published: 18 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241347089
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 123

About the author

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson, the son of a peripatetic geography teacher, was born in Bradford in 1957 and brought up in Cyprus, Bahrain and Uganda. After studying drama at Manchester University he moved to London where he became one of the leading lights of the burgeoning comedy scene, helping to establish the reputation of the original Comedy Store and Comic Strip clubs.

Starring as Vyvyan in the award-winning television series The Young Ones, he was also one of the original The Comic Strip Presents ... team, notably creating the spoof heavy metal band Bad News. He starred in two improvised films for television, Honest, Decent and True and Newshounds, winner of the 1990 BAFTA for best single drama, and played Brad in the West End revival of The Rocky Horror Show, and Estragon in the first West End production of Waiting for Godot.

In 1991 Adrian teamed up once again with his longtime comedy partner, Rik Mayall, and created Bottom, their most popular sitcom to date.

Adrian Edmondson is married to Jennifer Saunders, lives in Richmond, and has three children.

The Gobbler is his first novel.

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