The Day Job by Mark Wallington

The Day Job by Mark Wallington

Mark Wallington, who want to change the face of British comedy, is going to finance this dream by becoming a gardener. The result is an account of a year spent working in other people's gardens. This is the story of nights spent in the back room of a pub trying to write scripts, and of days spent understanding the British obsession with gardening.

An affectionate account of a year he spent fleecing the residents of north London as a jobbing gardener.. Likeable and generous -- Guardian

Mark Wallington was born in Swanage in Dorset in 1953. He worked for a while as a gardener in London before becoming a scriptwriter and a journalist. In 1982 he walked the South West Coastal Path and his subsequent book, 500-Mile Walkies, became a bestseller. In 1992 Mark Wallington published his novel The Missing Postman and then wrote the script for the award-winning television play starring James Bolam. He is much sought-after as a film and television writer, working from his home in the High Peak in Derbyshire, where he keeps a truly wonderful garden. He is married with two children.

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ISBN 13	9780099472674
ISBN 10	0099472678
Title	The Day Job
Author	Mark Wallington
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2006-07-06
Number of pages	288
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