Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan is a wonderfully funny and
touching memoir by author and Bond fan Mark O'Connell whose grandfather
Jimmy was a chauffeur for Eon Productions. So while Jimmy was driving
around the likes of Cubby Broccoli, Roger Moore and Sean Connery, young
Mark also hitched a ride and so his infatuation with all things Bond
took hold.
Set against a backdrop of the Thatcher era, Duran Duran songs and his
own closeted adolescence, O'Connell takes the reader on a humorous,
filmic journey where Bond films fire like Bullets.
Barbara Broccoli, co-Producer of the Bond movies, calls his memoir 'a
completely unique...perspective on the franchise' '...a wholly original
take on a subject that has been written about so many times with most
authors covering the same topics over and over again. O'Connell's book
offers a totally fresh take and is a really enjoyable read, not just for
Bond fans but for anyone looking for a nostalgic romp through the pop
culture of the last fifty years.'
O'Connell writes from the heart on a subject he loves passionately,
starting back from his childhood when he would bolt down his tea to
watch Roger Moore leaping out of a plane without a parachute. A foreword
by long-time fan Mark Gatiss and an afterword by Maud Adams herself, is
likely to jog magical memories for many, as well as provoke passionate
debate. This is perfect bedtime reading and will remind everyone why
they fell in love with James Bond in the first place.
