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<a href="http://www.readings.com.au:80/product/9780670071326/judith-lucy-the-lucy-family-alphabet" title="The Lucy Family Alphabet"><img alt="" class="cover" src="http://www.readings.com.au:80/covers/thumb/0670071323.jpg?1208227784" /></a><p>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.</p> <p>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:</p> <p>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...</p> <p>In amongst the gags Judith explores the people her parents were and the impact of finding out - at twenty-five - that she was adopted. We meet Judith's birth mother by learn that ultimately it was her very unusual parents who made her who she is today.</p> <p><em>The Lucy Family Alphabet</em> is funny and ruthlessly honest, but also a moving tribute to the lunatics who raised one of Australia's best-known comedians.</p>