Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham

A memoir, in which, the author brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him.

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar is like nothing else I know - a flickering vat of life itselfA brilliant and remarkable book. -- Robert Macfarlane
It’s bold and beautiful, both raw and lyrical, and a rather special book. -- Matt Haig * Independent *
Incredibly powerful and moving. -- Richard E. Grant
A beautiful, riveting and disturbing read. * Guardian *
This book is courageous, disturbing, original and at times brilliant. -- Simon Barnes

TV presenter, photographer and conservationist Chris Packham is one of the nation's favourite naturalists. He is best known for the BAFTA-winning The Really Wild Show and fronting BBC's Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Packham is president of the Hawk Conservancy Trust, the Hampshire Ornithological Society and the Bat Conservation Trust and vice-president of the RSPB and the Butterfly Conservation. In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal for his 'outstanding work in promoting science to new audiences', and in 2016 he won the Wildscreen Panda Award for Outstanding Achievement, for his contribution to wildlife filmmaking.

Packham's partner Charlotte Corney owns the Isle of Wight Zoo, and his step-daughter is studying zoology at Liverpool University. He lives in the New Forest.

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ISBN 13	9781785033506
ISBN 10	1785033506
Title	Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
Author	Chris Packham
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2017-04-06
Number of pages	384
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