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One 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection. Street's childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal, through a poetic autistic lens, of growing up with learning differences and epilepsy in an unconventional family during the 1950s and 60s. A unique and vivid social document of the period, highlighting much of the discrimination still faced by minority and disabled communities today.

GOALKEEPER: Memoir of Poet Peter Street (Games, Secrets, Epilepsy & Love)

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One 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a... Read more

    Publisher: Spondylux Press
    Publication Date: 04/10/2021
    ISBN13: 9781838097837, 978-1838097837
    ISBN10: 183809783X

    Number of Pages: 240

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    One 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection. Street's childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal, through a poetic autistic lens, of growing up with learning differences and epilepsy in an unconventional family during the 1950s and 60s. A unique and vivid social document of the period, highlighting much of the discrimination still faced by minority and disabled communities today.

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