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Garlick

John Eccleston

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Anintriguinganduniquememoirwritteninaconversationalstylethatisbasedonthecontentstheauthor
found inhischildhood homewhenhisfatherwentintocare.
Apoignantand nostalgic memoirthatasks us toquestionwhywehold onto familiarobjectsthathold
sentimentalvalue but canbe seenasclutterto others.
The book concerns the author’s childhood home in the Fylde, rural Lancashire.

When John Eccleston’s dad went into care, his childhood home in the Lancashire countryside, Garlick House,
wascleared.Thecontentswereshabby;most of themseemed destinedforcharityshops orthetip.ButJohn,
forwhomchangehad cometoo suddenly, decided tosave asmuchaspossible, asif hischildhooditself
would be lost if he didnot. Hebroughtavanload of thingsdown to hisalreadycrowdedstudioflat in London.
Decadeslater, nowretired,Johnstill looksaftermost of theoldtreasuresthatherescued, thoughhiswifeand
sonaren’tespeciallyinterested inthem.Whatdo theseoldthingsmeantohimnow?Canherecapturehis
childhoodandthehistoryof hisfamily in thesefamiliarobjectsandinthestoriesthattheybringback to him?
Andevenif hecan,arethethingsthemselves,intheend,justclutter?

Inthis book, writtenas aguide to hispossessions, forthebenefit of histeenageson(whowill inheritthelot
oneday),Johnexaminesahundredandoneold things.Piecebypiece,herecreatesaruralchildhood.

John Eccleston grew up in rural Lancashire, in a decrepit house surrounded by beautiful gardens. He came
South, to study Social Psychology at the LSE. After graduating he proved unsuitable for regular professional
employment, and worked instead as a bicycle messenger, and also, occasionally, as a photographer. He lives
in North London, not too far from Highgate Cricket Club. Garlick is John’s first book published by Troubador
Publishing.

Publication Date: 28th November 2024 £10.99 ISBN: 9781836280576
Themasubjectcategory: DNC– Memoirs
paperback 198 x 129 mm 256 pp Portrait Author location: London

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