| ‘A great mixture of hilarious, cranky humour combined with unusual information and sobering reflections’
Joanna Lumley |
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| ‘Fringe Benefits is a delight, a lovely book’
Gyles Brandreth, LBC Radio |
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| ‘A glass of wine on the go and an affability that hits you before you’ve even sat down. Donough harks back to a time when people still knew how to have fun. The book certainly gives a glimpse into a world long gone.’
Virginia Blackburn, Sunday Express |
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| ‘What I particularly liked about ‘Fringe Benefits’ is the magnificent love of life, the good humour, the lack of pomposity and the ever-present twinkle in the eye that makes reading it such a pleasure. What a difference from the usual sour, whinging mean-spirited output of so many writers today’.
Tony Hammond |
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| ‘A fun and interesting book, with an excellent insight into my era of Grand Prix and sports car racing, brought to life by Donough’s own paintings. It also shows what a good time some public relations people must have!’
Sir Stirling Moss |
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| ‘An hilarious and fascinating insight into a family that has lived life to the full on the fringe of the good, the bad and the beautiful’
The Sunday Tribune |
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| ‘All of us, whether or not we know the characters depicted, will thoroughly enjoy this exhilarating romp through the author’s extended halcyon days. By a succession of hilarious anecdotes and enchanting vignettes, Donough carries us along on a crest of saturnalian delight, meeting the hundreds of diverse people and hearing of their outlandish experiences he so wittily describes.’
Earl Alexander of Tunis |
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| ‘I really enjoyed ‘Fringe Benefits’. I loved the military bits, being an old soldier myself, and the British jazz scene is beautifully covered.’
Bill Colyer |
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| ‘An unusual mix of anecdote, biography and autobiography, ideal for dipping in and out of’
Ciara Ferguson, Sunday Independent, Dublin |
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| ‘A fascinating book that gives you an insight into everything from the Second World War to the ‘Swinging Sixties’.
A tremendous romp – a corkingly good book.’ Murray Norton, Radio Jersey |
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| ‘One of those books you just want to keep dipping in to’
Alex Hall, Radio North |
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| ‘Stories from a wonderful storyteller’
Dominic Busby, Radio Solent |
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| ‘As a record of the ’60s social history, it’s by far the best insight into the heady days of those privileged enough to enjoy the wild times.’
Anita Whooley, Irish Examiner, Cork |
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| ‘A cross-reference of the last fifty years, littered with extremely good illustrations’
Andrew David, Radio Nottingham |
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| ‘A impressive catalogue of the famous and infamous, backed by an equally impressive collection of photographs’
Steve Massam, Radio Humberside |
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| ‘I’ve had a real good giggle for the last two days. Hundreds of intriguing stories and so many pictures. It’s got everything. It really is good.’
John Turner, Radio Bristol |