Cracks in the Ceiling by John Cowell

Cracks in the Ceiling by John Cowell

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Cracks in the Ceiling takes us through John's young life during the Forties and Fifties when he lived in a Lancashire cottonmill town with his adored mother, Winifred, his father, Jack, and his siblings until - as a young National Service soldier - he leaves for the faraway Cameroons in West Africa.

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Cracks in the Ceiling by John Cowell

Cracks in the Ceiling is the coming-of-age saga of John Cowell. John is the hugely likeable son of Winifred, whose story he told so movingly in the bestselling biography The Broken Biscuit. Cracks in the Ceiling takes us through John's young life during the Forties and Fifties when he lived in a Lancashire cottonmill town with his adored mother, Winifred, his father, Jack, and his siblings until - as a young National Service soldier - he leaves for the faraway Cameroons in West Africa. Told with refreshing candour, John will enchant the reader with this wonderful, heartwarming story of love, loyalty and comradeship.
'I kept it under my pillowI enjoyed reading it very much.' DAME THORA HIRD 'If you read one book this year, read The Broken Biscuit.' RUNCORN WEEKLY NEWS
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ISBN 13 9781903402887
ISBN 10 1903402883
Title Cracks in the Ceiling
Author John Cowell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Blake Publishing Ltd
Year published 2002-04-30
Number of pages 364
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.