GOALKEEPER
«'Beautiful insight into growing up in a challenging world. A sensory delight, I lived every page!' Alan Gardner - Channel 4's 'The Autistic Gardener'--------------------------'The most astonishing life story of anyone I have ever interviewed' John Harris - The Guardian--------------------------'Long after putting away his football kit, Peter is ever the Goalkeeper of his dreams. A natural storyteller' Epilepsy Society--------------------------'At turns touching, funny and tear-jerking...A revealing read' Lancashire Life Magazine--------------------------'This is one man who certainly knows how to tell a story. It's riveting... An uplifting and invigorating tale' Salford City Radio--------------------------'Poignant yet heart warming...An exceptional recollection of a childhood lived' Lisa Ryan - Equality Officer, GMB Union--------------------------'An often startling memory of things felt in a rather frightening, yet fascinating past.' Alan Brownjohn, author / poet--------------------------'These pages are alive with an empathy that drives an unforgettable way of storytelling' Dr James McGrath, author - Naming Adult Autism»
One 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection.
Street's childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal, through a poetic autistic lens, of growing up with learning differences and epilepsy in an unconventional family during the 1950s and 60s.
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Street's childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal, through a poetic autistic lens, of growing up with learning differences and epilepsy in an unconventional family during the 1950s and 60s.
A unique and vivid social document of the period, highlighting much of the discrimination still faced by minority and disabled communities today.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Spondylux Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781838097837
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Rubery Book Award 2023
Anmeldelser
«'Beautiful insight into growing up in a challenging world. A sensory delight, I lived every page!' Alan Gardner - Channel 4's 'The Autistic Gardener'--------------------------'The most astonishing life story of anyone I have ever interviewed' John Harris - The Guardian--------------------------'Long after putting away his football kit, Peter is ever the Goalkeeper of his dreams. A natural storyteller' Epilepsy Society--------------------------'At turns touching, funny and tear-jerking...A revealing read' Lancashire Life Magazine--------------------------'This is one man who certainly knows how to tell a story. It's riveting... An uplifting and invigorating tale' Salford City Radio--------------------------'Poignant yet heart warming...An exceptional recollection of a childhood lived' Lisa Ryan - Equality Officer, GMB Union--------------------------'An often startling memory of things felt in a rather frightening, yet fascinating past.' Alan Brownjohn, author / poet--------------------------'These pages are alive with an empathy that drives an unforgettable way of storytelling' Dr James McGrath, author - Naming Adult Autism»