Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1785033506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A brilliant and remarkable book." —Robert Macfarlane. "Fingers in the Sparkle Jar is like nothing else I know - a flickering vat of life itself
A beautifully told, deeply personal growing-up memoir from the BBC presenter about life, death, love and nature. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning, and acceptance in a world that didn’t understand him. In his rich, lyrical, and emotionally exposing memoir, Chris brings to life his childhood in the 1970s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs, and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. Beautifully wrought, this coming-of-age memoir will be unlike any you've ever read.. An introverted, unusual young boy, isolated by his obsessions and a loner at school, Chris Packham only felt
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