Craig Ferguson's Novel Autobiography

Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson drew inspiration for his new novel from his own dramatic life experiences. The LATE LATE SHOW star wrote BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE RIVER as a piece of fiction, chronicling the life of a hard-drinking Scottish comedian who sets off on a voyage of self-discovery across America. But Ferguson, who has battled alcoholism in the past and moved to Los Angeles thirteen years ago after struggling to make a career for himself in Britain, admits the work is largely autobiographical. He says, "Sometimes I imagine I am going to wake up in six months and be exposed as a fraud when someone works out it's all true. "Put it this way. I could not have written this book without drawing heavily from my own life experiences."