8 Deaths (And Life After Them)

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8 Deaths (And Life After Them)

By: Mark Watson

Narrated by: Mark Watson

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Mark Watson is generally accepted to be alive. And yet he’s died. In fact, he’s died loads of times.

On stage.

It’s embarrassing. Excruciating. But dying on stage isn’t the only death Mark’s suffered. There’s also been the death of his innocence. The death of that absolutely brilliant project that everyone told him was really amazing. And that time he died inside.

In this warm-hearted, hilarious memoir he takes you behind the scenes of a life - and many deaths - in comedy and beyond. From his early years on the circuit, to getting lost in the world of TV, Mark reveals everything: when he died and when he lived. 8 Deaths will show you that it’s not how you die that counts - it’s how you live.

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Neither a memoir per se, nor a self-help guide, comedian and writer Mark Watson discusses his own battles against failing self-esteem and placing self-worth in the hands of others, using the medium of discussing symbolic deaths - a death on stage at an early stand-up show, the death of innocent childhood dream careers and all leading up to facing the ultimate death, the end of life.

On paper (audio), this likely sounds like it is a sad and depressing listen, but it is anything but - the real purpose of the book is not for Mark seeking pity, but rather to discuss how he’s come to terms with some of the sudden turns and disappointments, and that as he’s gotten older, more settled and happier in his personal life, how he’s become more accepting of himself and of how life has to be lived now, rather than always looking at what’s ahead and comparing yourself against your peers. He’s at pains to point out it is not a self-help guide, nor is he trying to say he has all the answers… however, it is a thrilling listen, to hear someone who we look at as being a success being so honest about how difficult things have been at times.

But it is also uplifting - Mark’s humorous writing style and personable warm delivery draws you in, and will leave you with the message that dark times, whilst inevitable for us all, can be survived and that we can be more than those traumas and not feel that the need to succeed at all costs is the only way to happiness. Given the strange times we live in, with social media causing us to place a dangerous amount of our self-worth on the number of likes our photos have or the number of friends we have, this book is a must listen - it offers a perspective on life and that the concept of “winning”, that happiness equals beating others or being the best, is ultimately in fact the opposite… a route to insecurity, doubt and unhappiness when things inevitably don’t go your way. We should enjoy the ride and the various twists and turns it throws at us, accepting that there’ll be good and bad to come and that ultimately, we can’t control it through sheer will, talent or trampling over others - we just have to try to cope with it, crest the waves and ultimately enjoy the ride.

An absolute essential listen - download it now!

A superb, enlightening and funny look at life’s trickier times