The Optimist's Apprentice by William Tells

The Optimist's Apprentice by William Tells

Smoggy London Town in the 1860s is not an easy city to get by in. Just off Liverpool Street a young, canny kid called William makes his living selling papers and shining shoes. His life changes, when he catches the attention of a well-to-do optometrist. Fixing up a wagon into a mobile optometrist's shop, he sets off with nothing but his wiles and his hound, Mutt, to bring better eyesight to America and wealth to his company. One thing William can't control is Little Stick, the smart, fiery Native American girl who latches onto him, eager to see more of the world. This is the story of William, an urchin trying to make it big in America, and Little Stick, a young native from Oklahoma, determined to enjoy the world for all its worth.

William Shevlin was born in Glasgow shortly after the second world war. Hungry to learn and make something of himself from a young age he started his first business at the age of 8 selling kindle wood to his elderly neighbours. At 11 he was hospitalised with severe kidney failure for over a year but made the best of it by making beaded jewellery and selling it to the staff and patients. Later he joined several bands as a bass guitarist then moved to London and sold a few songs he wrote to a publisher in Tin Pan Alley. He spent a while homeless, found work and board in a cafe and then gained an apprenticeship as a jeweller in Hatton Garden where he grew a successful business for many years. On top of this he played guitar and sang in a music duo up to seven nights a week with his wife. A series of unfortunate events left him bankrupt and then a major stroke at 47 left him disabled on his right side. Despite these challenges his imagination and creativity thrived and he wrote several manuscripts, The Optimists Apprentice is the first to be published.

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ISBN 13	9781913460624
ISBN 10	1913460622
Titel	The Optimist's Apprentice
Autor	William Tells
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The Cloister House Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-03-20
Seitenanzahl	180
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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