He: a novel. John Connolly. 2017.

He was one of the most famous screen comedians in the world.

He was loved by millions.

He was divorced four times.

He was betrayed by his idol.

He lost a fortune.

He lost his greatest friend.

He is Stan Laurel.

Now, in a quiet room by the sea, at the closing of the day, he remembers………….

An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who knew both adoration and humiliation; who loved, and was loved in turn; who betrayed , and was betrayed; who never sought to cause pain to others, yet left a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake…….

And whose life was ultimately defined by one bond of such tenderness and devotion that only death could sever it: his partnership with Oliver hardy, the man he knew as Babe.