Still hungry for more, he also scavenged the second-hand book stores for dog-eared paperbacks.
It was like watching his own family on screen.
Aspirations as a writer revealed themselves in his methodical reviews in an ever-increasing number of notebooks.
Fowlers ability to conjure up both the innocent wonder and painful reality of childhood makes for a pleasurable read.
No wonder he seemed to be fighting his own personal demons all his life.
More specifically, it captures the suburban drabness of Greenwich and Blackheath, still cloistered from the citys influences.
Her quiet cajoling kept his dreams alive, suggesting he look at plots as a way to understand people.
Paperboy: A Memoir isout now.
Rating:
3 out of 5
