The Devil Rides Out: Wickedly funny and painfully honest stories from Paul O’Grady

Name: The Devil Rides Out: Wickedly funny and painfully honest stories from Paul O’Grady
Rating: 4.71875 (32 reviews)

Paul O'Grady

Sep 2010 · Random House

32 reviews

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
'Far and away the best writer of the lot . . . his turn of phrase is a joy.' The Sunday Times

Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As he bids farewell to his mum, who's on the phone to his auntie, and wanders off down the street in a cloud of aftershave, he hears her familiar cry: 'Oh, the devil rides out tonight, Annie. The devil rides out!'

The further adventures of Paul O'Grady - following on from the million-copy-selling At My Mother's Knee - are, if anything, even more hilarious and outrageous than what has come before. To say that The Devil Rides Out is action-packed is an understatement. Its extraordinary cast of characters includes lords and ladies, the legendary Vera, a serial killer, more prostitutes than you can shake a stick at and drag queens of every shape and size. Wickedly funny, often moving, and searingly honest, Paul's tales of the unexpected will make your jaw drop and your hair stand on end. And you'll laugh like a drain. The Devil Rides Out is one hell of a read!

Readers love The Devil Rides Out:

'At times heart-breaking but . . . incredibly funny.' *****
'A powerful story of the man behind the persona . . . the most fabulous and modest tart with a heart of gold.' *****
'Very down to earth, heart-breaking at times but Paul always comes back making you laugh.' *****

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Far and away the best writer of the lot . . . his turn of phrase is a joy.' The Sunday Times Birkenhead, 1973. The eighteen-year-old Paul O'Grady gets ready for a big Saturday night out on the town. New white T-shirt, freshly ironed jeans, looking good. As...

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32 reviews

A Google user

March 4, 2013

I really enjoyed this book. It was a joy to read. I was disappointed there was no pictures in the book though. Id spent money buying this book and expected there to be pictures in it like you would in a book you buy from a shop. I wish they'd sort this out as I thought it was unfair.

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Edwina Millward

October 15, 2025

funny, sad, never knew Paul had such a life so a bit of an insight

Celia Lightfoot

October 21, 2022

what a gas couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. Roll on the next one.

About the author

Paul O'Grady first came to fame in the guise of Lily Savage, and was nominated for a Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991. Lily later became a regular on This Morning, took over the bed on The Big Breakfast and presented Blankety Blank. Paul, of course, went on to further success presenting his chat shows on Channel 4 and ITV, For the Love of Dogs and Animal Orphans on ITV, and his weekly show on BBC Radio 2, inter alia. His four volumes of autobiography - At My Mother's Knee, The Devil Rides Out, Still Standing and Open the Cage, Murphy - are all Sunday Times bestsellers.

Paul O'Grady first came to fame in the guise of Lily Savage, and was nominated for a Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991. Lily later became a regular on This Morning, took over the bed on The Big Breakfast and presented Blankety Blank. Paul, of course, went on to further success prese...

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