Powsels and Thrums

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‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN ‘One of Britain’s greatest writers’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Alan Garner’s world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous’ GUARDIAN In this lyrical and revelatory memoir, Alan Garner, Booker shortlisted author of Treacle Walker, reflects on the lifetime of learning and experience that has led him to become one of the best loved British writers of our time. In dazzling essays, poetry and stories, we trace the line of his life: from a working-class childhood in the landscape of Cheshire during World War II, through a grammar school education and on to the University of Oxford, and then home to see if he could become what he most desired: a writer. We see the serendipitous moments that drove his course, from coming-of-age in a period of great cultural change, to crossing paths with a famous mathematician while out long-distance running, to the fateful day he chanced across Blackden, the medieval hall, miraculously located next to the giant telescope at Jodrell Bank, that was to become his lasting home and the setting for Treacle Walker. We also hear the influences and ideas that have shaped his work: his Grandfather Joseph and family of craftsmen; the history, folklore and ancient landscape of Cheshire; a profound love of storytelling across the ages and a sense of wonder for the ineffable magic of creativity. As Garner tells us, a lifetime of working with a pen produces the powsels and thrums of research, imagination and story. These oddments can be shaped into something more than its parts: a vivid tapestry of a creative life that will inspire any reader, and what a celebration it is. 'Better than anyone else writing in English today' THE TIMES ‘A unique genius’ NEW STATESMAN ‘One of the most distinct and profound writers we have’ GUARDIAN
Copyright:
2024

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ISBN-13:
9780008725228
Related ISBNs:
9780008725211, 9780008725235, 9780008725242
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
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Copyrighted By:
Alan Garner
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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