Fat People are Jolly: (chronicles of a weird youth)

by Erik Gosselin

Overview

'FAT PEOPLE ARE JOLLY' is a semi-autobiographical novel that relates with humour and sadness a journey that saw little Derek Vauquelin go from being a very young rich orphan to a social welfare teenager, eventually ending up on amazing movie sets as part of the crew.

A crazy upbringing populated with bullies at every corner that he handled as best he could.

The media whirlwind of a criminal trial surrounding his father's death, luxurious travels intertwined with embarrassing visits to the Salvation Army, a tragic night at a Catholic boarding school, late nights with a frisky nanny, various experimentations with homemade explosives leading to insurance problems, hosting duties of a popular community channel TV show... basically everything but the proverbial kitchen sink.

The book is written as Derek Vauquelin's personal journal, giving us a privileged view of his state of mind over the years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775146537
Publisher:	Lifemaker Fx
Publication date:	03/06/2018
Series:	Fat People 1
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

A giant smeared notebook as confidant! … 1

Doorman at the mortuary! … 5

How do you say clueless in French? … 13

From village riches to city poverty! … 17

The predictable impermeability of a record player? … 33

Ninja stars are devastating on vinyl clapboards! … 41

Sit straight, don’t move! … 51

A dead student at 4 a.m. is quite a rude awakening! … 61

Bullies 33 - Derek 1 … 69

Being kicked-out of Square Dance is a tangible reality! … 83

The Blond Bully and the Big Brothers! … 91

Risky Business in Chambly Beach? … 103

The story of a bathtub Full’o’booze! … 115

A kitty-loving football player might have a future! … 129

From wimp to bodyguard in one painless lesson! … 148

Community television stardom is for life? … 165

Success/Suicide: the incomprehensible cocktail! … 171

Fatherhood is not a way to handle hypochondriac stress! … 181

Real heroes know karate moves! … 187

Flying to Europe to make mice! … 197

Cats don’t judge! … 201

Editorial Reviews

“The best semi-fictional book I’ve ever read. An outstanding writer!”

… a paid stranger.

“Not enough pictures!”

… my six-year-old niece.

“At first, I thought it was a Sudoku puzzles book… you can imagine my disappointment when I read this amateurish drivel.”

… my pizza delivery man who bought the book under pressure.

“Haven’t checked it yet. It’s in the pile!”

… a professional literary critic.

“I hope that Mr. Gosselin writes other novels in a very near future. What a talent! He juggles words like a magician.”

… the same paid stranger after yet another money transfer.

“Why’s there a smiley on the kid’s face?”

… my neighbour’s snow removal man.

“Is it a recipe book for diabetics?”

… a fat lady that happened to walk by.

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