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The Lucy Family Alphabet

By: Judith Lucy
Narrated by: Judith Lucy
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 Judith Lucy has been cracking jokes about her parents for years. But when a birth relative's casual comment implied that she despised them, Judith was shocked. Sure, she had been talking about Ann and Tony Lucy like they were one-dimensional Irish nutbags who'd ruined her life for years, but there was always more to them and her own feelings than that.

So Judith decided it was time to write the full story of her parents and her childhood. And here it is, a reference book on all things Lucy from: A is for Adoption (she is) to C is for Cleaning (they didn't) and for Counselling (you'll find out why she had a lot of it) to D is for Diets (she was put on one at eight) to H is for Heart Attack (her father's) to M is for Make Up (her father's) to N is for Nuts (there was a falling out over testicles) to R is for Review (to do with Nuts) to T is for Tanscendental Meditation (it didn't work) to X is for Xmas (when a lot of this started) and beyond...

In amongst the gags Judith explores the people her parents were and the impact of finding out - 25 - that she was adopted. We meet Judith's birth mother but learn that ultimately it was her very unusual parents who made her who she is today.

The Lucy Family Alphabet is funny and ruthlessly honest, but also a moving tribute to the lunatics who raised one of Australia's best-known comedians.

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I first read this book in 2010 when I was 19 and I’ve returned to it now so many years later with so much more in common with Judith. One of my favourites 🥲

I will gift this to my future children

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Fantastic story. Beautifully read by Lucy. Another standing ovation for this lady. Hope there is more coming.

Love love love Judith Lucy

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I love this book, hilarious meaningful and so honest. highly recommend I have e copy and hard copy

a favourite

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This was the first book of Judith's I'd come across. I'm not even sure why I bought it - I like her work, but this was an impulse buy I guess.
Lot's of comedians and media personalities talk or write about their personal and family histories being dysfunctional. Most of them aren't even in the ballpark of the Lucy family. The stories in this book aren't just illustrations of family trauma, they stay in your mind as the specifics are just so unfathomable and sometimes surreal.
All of that said, it isn't just a shopping list of 'listen to this crazy story about my family', they weave together to tell a good story and give a snapshot of how a person adapts and re-orients themselves after a troubled upbringing. Moreso, the narrative is hilarious at times which doesn't belittle the stories, but does make the act of getting through the book a little less bleak than it might have been in the hands of a lesser writer.
Recommended - I've read a number of books with a vaguely similar theme, but the vivid and strange characters and situations in this one stuck with me as they are often so neurotic and vividly depicted. A good balance runs through the book and I think the reflections in it are really worth reading no matter what your own family experience consisted of.

Revealing and memorable

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I've never really been a Judith Lucy fan but I've warmed to her in recent times. I used to find her ultra-Aussie accent annoying but I've come to think that Judith is just being Judith and there is something refreshing about a woman who obviously has emotional

Worth a listen

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How amazing!! Thank you for sharing your family alphabet with us... noice to know I’m not the only one with an a-z family!!!

What a story!!!

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I love Judith Lucy. This book gives a poignant and sassy insight to this extraordinary Funny Lady.
She has experienced so much and she shares it all in her dry, witty and often heartfelt way.
I have always liked her, but now I love her more for sharing the depths of her experiences in this book in her own unique and hilarious way!

An extraordinary Funny Lady

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Really enjoyed the book, and Lucy's narration. It reminded me a little of Hannah Gadsby's Nanette (but not quite so intense or political): the bitter-sweet tale of the private struggles that often shape the public success of a comedian.

Funny, warm, authentic and courageous

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Hilarious! Best read before any family gathering. In fact give a copy to them for Christmas.

Next best thing to seeing her live on stage.

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The best audiobook I've listened to. Judith Lucy is by far the best comedian. Absolutely loved her stories.

Brilliant!<br />

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