Message | I live in Liverpool and have written a self published memoir which has just been made available on Amazon (kindle £1.99) and lulu.com.(£9.99). I wondered if any of your members would be interested in it. Here is the blurb for the book. BUOYANT ON THE BLACKSTUFF (Me , Marathons, Maggie and Merseyside. 1982-1992) “An involvement in running marathons is unhealthy; physically, mentally, socially and too many other alleys to go into.” Set mainly in and around Merseyside between 1982 and 1992, this is the story of one man’s journey from disillusioned footballer to deluded runner. In turbulent and often tragic times locally, nationally and globally, this book takes a serious look at contemporary events while simultaneously providing a light-hearted view of an obsession with putting one foot in front of the other, as quickly as possible, without falling over. The Beatles , Nelson Mandela, Michael Jackson, Maggie Thatcher, to name but a few, join us on a whistle-stop magical cultural tour of the 80s, sometimes reaching speeds of ten miles an hour. In many ways this is also a love story; a love of people, places and plodding along on the blackstuff. That about sums it up. It is also written from the point of view of a person not from Merseyside. I arrived in the mid-70s as a post-graduate teacher training student.The book can be previewed on kindle and lulu.com. There are a few copies in News from Nowhere bookshop, Bold Street Liverpool. Cheers Tony Peacock |