Loving Peter: My Life with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

Loving Peter: My Life with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

by Angela Levin (Author), Angela Levin (Author), Judy Cook (Author)

Synopsis

Judy Huxtable, a beautiful Swinging Sixties model and actress, met and fell in love with Peter Cook in 1967. They were together during the memorable hit shows 'Behind the Fridge' and 'Derek and Clive', divorcing in 1989. Being intimate with Peter meant that Judy was inevitably close to Peter's comic partner, Dudley Moore, and they all formed an extraordinary bond. She was in a unique position to observe the special relationship that Peter and Dud shared, and the rivalry that existed between them. In LOVING PETER, Judy gives a perceptive and poignant account of the Peter Cook that only she knew. She writes with a mix of humour, insight and sadness about one of the funniest, most enigmatic and troubled men on the planet. She describes what he was like as a husband, performer, friend, father and man and gives an inside view of what really made him tick; why he seemed to want to destroy those he loved the most; how he succumbed to the destructive forces of drink and drugs; and how he and Dudley really got on.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 01 Oct 2009

ISBN 10: 0749929472
ISBN 13: 9780749929473
Book Overview: A fascinating and in-depth account of life with comic genius Peter Cook by his second wife, Judy Cook. This is the first time Judy has told her story in full.

Media Reviews
This book, by his wife Judy, makes Cook seem both funnier and more insecure than you might have thought * LONDON LITE *
the book tells me much I never knew * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
If you think of Peter Cook, you think of the comic genius, the partnership with Dudley Moore and the alcoholic downfall. This book, by his wife Judy, makes Cook seem both funnier and more insecure than you might have though * SCOTSMAN, October 2009 *
wonderful portrait of a marriage under extreme pressure, and it is remarkably riveting * DAILY TELEGRAPH, March 2010 *
Author Bio
Judy Huxtable met Peter Cook in 1967. They married in 1974, and divorced in 1989. Until now, she has never revealed her story. Angela Levin is an award-winning journalist and a successful ghostwriter. Her previous work includes 'Read All About It' by Max Clifford.