Miles Kington was a much-loved humorist, musician and broadcaster, with celebrity friends like Joanna Lumley, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, who died of cancer in January 2008. Facing his illness with astonishing courage and wry wit, this is a collection of letters to his agent, ostensibly proposing a stream of increasingly absurd ideas for books he could write about his illness. They show a master at the very height of his craft, showcasing his very British understated wit and courage.