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ADVANCE INFORMATIONGarlickJohn EcclestonKEY SELLING POINTSAnintriguinganduniquememoirwritteninaconversationalstylethatisbasedonthecontentstheauthor found inhischildhood homewhenhisfatherwentintocare.Apoignantand nostalgic memoirthatasks us toquestionwhywehold onto familiarobjectsthathold sentimentalvalue but canbe seenasclutterto others.The book concerns the author%u2019s childhood home in the Fylde, rural Lancashire.WhenJohnEccleston%u2019sdadwentintocare,hischildhood homeintheLancashirecountryside,GarlickHouse, wascleared.Thecontentswereshabby;mostofthemseemeddestinedforcharityshopsorthetip.ButJohn, forwhomchangehad cometoo suddenly, decided tosave asmuchaspossible, asif hischildhooditself wouldbe lost if hedidnot.HebroughtavanloadofthingsdowntohisalreadycrowdedstudioflatinLondon.Decadeslater,nowretired,Johnstill looksaftermost oftheoldtreasuresthatherescued,thoughhiswifeand sonaren%u2019tespeciallyinterested inthem.Whatdo theseoldthingsmeantohimnow?Canherecapturehis childhoodandthehistoryof hisfamily inthesefamiliarobjectsandinthestoriesthattheybringback tohim? Andevenifhecan,arethethingsthemselves,intheend,justclutter?Inthisbook,writtenasaguide tohispossessions, forthebenefitofhisteenageson(whowill inheritthelot oneday),Johnexaminesahundredandoneoldthings.Piecebypiece,herecreatesaruralchildhood.John Eccleston grewup in rural Lancashire, ina decrepit house surrounded by beautiful gardens.He came South,tostudySocialPsychology attheLSE.Aftergraduatingheproved unsuitableforregularprofessional employment,andworkedinsteadasabicyclemessenger,andalso,occasionally, asaphotographer.Helives inNorthLondon, nottoo farfrom Highgate CricketClub.Garlick is John%u2019s first book published by Troubador Publishing.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a310.99 ISBN:9781836280576 Themasubjectcategory:DNC%u2013Memoirspaperback 198 x 129 mm 256 pp Portrait Authorlocation: LondonSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales
