The boy with the topknot

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For the author, growing up in Wolverhampton in the eighties was a confusing business. On the one hand, these were the heady days of George Michael mix-tapes, Dallas on TV and, if he was lucky, the occasional Bounty Bar. This title tells his story.

'Could not be more enjoyable, engaging or moving' Observer

"It's 1979, I'm three years old, and like all breakfast times during my youth it begins with Mum combing my hair, a ritual for which I have to sit down on the second-hand, floral-patterned settee, and lean forward, like I'm presenting myself for execution."

For Sathnam Sanghera, growing up in Wolverhampton in the eighties was a confusing business. On the one hand, these were the heady days of George Michael mix-tapes, Dallas on TV and, if he was lucky, the occasional Bounty Bar. On the other, there was his wardrobe of tartan smocks, his 30p-an-hour job at the local sewing factory and the ongoing challenge of how to tie the perfect top-knot.

And then there was his family, whose strange and often difficult behaviour he took for granted until, at the age of twenty-four, Sathnam made a discovery that changed everything he ever thought he knew about them. Equipped with breathtaking courage and a glorious sense of humour, he embarks on a journey into their extraordinary past - from his father's harsh life in rural Punjab to the steps of the Wolverhampton Tourist Office - trying to make sense of a life lived among secrets.

'I absolutely loved it. Heartbreaking and wonderful. He writes beautifully' Maggie O'Farrell

'Tragic, funny and disturbing. It will challenge you, and may even change you' Carole Angier, Independent

Published in hardback as If You Don't Know Me by Now

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Stop laughing so much you ll only cry twice as much later my mother says mum is never more anxious than at a celebration hovering around us with red chillies to frighten away evil spirits i hate that i ve inherited this attitude sometimes i can feel the end of good things before i ve even had Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

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An accessible engaging and essential introduction to the british empire for readers aged 9 by bestselling author of empireland sathnam sanghera you ve probably heard the word empire before perhaps because of the roman empire or maybe even the star wars films but what about the british empire Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, dinsdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Empireland

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Empireworld is available to order nowwinner of the 2022 british book award for narrative nonfiction the book that inspired the channel 4 documentary empire state of mind the sunday times bestseller the real remedy is education of the kind that sanghera has embraced accepting not ignoring t Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, dinsdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 april 2009

Aantal pagina's: 336

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Sathnam Sanghera

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Books Ltd

Editie: Digital original

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 132 mm

Product hoogte: 24 mm

Product lengte: 199 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 128 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 26 mm

Verpakking lengte: 196 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 234 g

EAN: 9780141028590

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