How to Survive Family Holidays

'Screamingly funny...a splendidly effervescent and enjoyable book' Daily Mail

One part Lonely Planet, one part tell-all family memoir, this is the definitive and hilarious guide on how to survive your family holiday, by Jack Whitehall, with a little bit of help from Michael and Hilary Whitehall.

No one family has more experience of travelling together than the Whitehalls. Indeed they've been allowing us a window to their escapades for the past five years in the hit Netflix show 'Travels with my Father' and in this hilarious book they have now decided to pool their advice for fellow travellers. To lay out the pitfalls of family holidays. The dos and don'ts, the highs and lows. In doing so they are sharing some of their best anecdotes. Their most extreme experiences and their most valuable advice. It is part memoir of family life, part travel guide, and full on, laugh-out-loud funny.

Whatever your version of holiday preparation the truth is always this: if it is with one's own family, no amount of sunshine, wine or holiday spirit will stop your worst character traits coming to the surface. You have just volunteered to spend a week in close proximity with the people who know you best and who will never ever let you forget a f***-up. No one survives unscathed. Things are always going to end in tears, you can only hope they're of laughter.

Author: Jack Whitehall
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 05/17/2022
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780751583892

About the Author

Jack Whitehall (Author)
Jack Whitehall is an award-winning actor, comedian, presenter and writer.

Widely celebrated for his hit show Travels With My Father (Netflix, 2017-20) and Bad Education (BBC 2012-14). In 2021, he is set to star in Disney's Jungle Cruise, opposite Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

An acclaimed comedian who loves the stage, Jack toured his biggest-ever stand-up show, Jack Whitehall: Stood Up in 2019/2020.

Finally, as a presenter, Jack has hosted the BRIT Awards (2018-2020) and several other prestigious award ceremonies. He became the youngest-ever host of the Royal Variety Performance in 2015. For YouTube, he presented Training Days, where he travelled the world to interview international football stars in the lead-up to FIFA World Cup 2018. In 2019, Jack became the first (and so far only) person to stand in as host of the Graham Norton Show.

Michael Whitehall (Author)
Michael Whitehall was a leading theatrical agent and producer whose clients included Nigel Havers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Edward Fox and Colin Firth. He appeared with his son Jack Whitehall on BBC 2's Backchat and more recently with Jack on Travels With My Father for Netflix. His books include Shark Infested Waters and Him & Me with Jack.