Not My Father's Son: A Memoir, (Paperback)

from BillieBook

This book made me love Alan Cumming even more than I already did. It's a beautifully-written memoir, rich with emotion. Not a sordid tell-all, but an exploration of family secrets, love, and forgiveness, this is the kind of memoir that I would like to see more of.

from RidgewayGirl

Alan Cumming was scheduled to tape an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, a British television show in which celebrities delve into their family trees for interesting stories. In Cumming's case, the show was to focus on his maternal grandfather, who his mother had last seen when she was six and...

from EBT1002

This is a memoir of childhood abuse. It is also a memoir of the discovery, catalyzed by Alan's planned appearance on the British television show, "Who Do You Think You Are?", of tremendous family secrets. It was narrated by the man himself and I believe this added significantly to my enjoyment as...

from yvonne.sevignykaiser

I truly enjoyed reading this memoir and learning more of Mr. Cummings life. He is someone I have enjoyed watching in movies and television. There were many poignant moments in his story:pg 32 - "I'd said this many times before. It was true, but it is also my way of moving the conversation away fr...

from katiekrug

This was a wonderful memoir, framed around the time Cumming was filming the UK version of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' He goes back and forth in time, recounting the abuse - both mental and physical - he suffered at the hands of his father, and the contemporary story of trying to discover the trut...