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Paperboy

By: Christopher Fowler
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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Christopher Fowler's memoir captures life in suburban London as it has rarely been seen: through the eyes of a lonely boy who spends his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, and cereal packets - anything that might reveal a story. Caught between an ever-sensible but exhausted mother and a DIY-obsessed father fighting his own demons, Christopher takes refuge in words. His parents try to understand their son's peculiar obsessions, but fast lose patience with him - and each other. The war of nerves escalates to include every member of the Fowler family, and something has to give, but does it mean that a boy must always give up his dreams for the tough lessons of real life? Beautifully written, this rich and astute evocation of a time and a place recalls a childhood at once entertainingly eccentric and endearingly ordinary.

©2009 Christopher Fowlr/Defiant Films (P)2012 Magna Publishing, Random House Audiobooks Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity
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enjoyd this biography

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having listened to most of Christopher fowler's Bryant and may series I was looking forward to listening to this book about his early life. I wasn't disappointed.
his love of books and later films, his family all came together to make the author he has become.
Gordon griffin did his usual good job of performing this book.

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Moving portrayal

I really enjoyed this insight into a young boy growing up in London in the 60s and 70s and grappling with adolescence and a burgeoning creativity.

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