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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams
Jeff Pearce
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Description for A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams
Paperback. Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich, which he sold down the markets. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
The poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice.
Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich, which he sold down the markets.
Leaving school at the age of fourteen, he embarked on an extraordinary journey, and found himself, before the age of thirty, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Puffin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241951071
SKU
V9780241951071
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-16
About Jeff Pearce
Jeff Pearce was born in the slums of Liverpool in 1953, and from the moment he could walk he sold second hand clothes on a market stall with his mother. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, unable to read or write, he embarked on an amazing journey that would see him make and lose millions in the 'rag trade' ... Read more
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