GOALKEEPER
Memoir of Poet Peter Street (Games, Secrets, Epilepsy & Love)
Published on 4. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-8380978-3-7 (ISBN)
Description
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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 award-winning 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.
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 award-winning 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.
Reviews / Votes
'Beautiful insight into growing up in a challenging world. A sensory delight, I lived every page!' Alan Gardner - Channel 4's 'The Autistic Gardener''The most astonishing life story of anyone I have ever interviewed' John Harris - The Guardian
'Long after putting away his football kit, Peter is ever the Goalkeeper of his dreams. A natural storyteller' Epilepsy Society
'At turns touching, funny and tear-jerking...A revealing read' Lancashire Life Magazine
'This is one man who certainly knows how to tell a story. It's riveting... An uplifting and invigorating tale' Salford City Radio
'Poignant yet heart warming...An exceptional recollection of a childhood lived' Lisa Ryan - Equality Officer, GMB Union
'An often startling memory of things felt in a rather frightening, yet fascinating past.' Alan Brownjohn, author / poet
'These pages are alive with an empathy that drives an unforgettable way of storytelling' Dr James McGrath, author - Naming Adult Autism
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Illustrations
6 b&w photos
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-8380978-3-7 (9781838097837)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Peter Street | N. E. McMorran
GOALKEEPER
E-Book
10/2021
Spondylux Press London
€5.99
Available for download
Persons
Peter Street is a British-Irish autistic author and poet, born in Wigan 1948. He has published five poetry collections, performing his work internationally and on television and radioincluding BBC Manchester where he was poet in residence.
He won a National Poetry Society commission, and wrote a series of poems in collaboration with fine artist Tony Bevan. Street was a Royal Literary Fund recipient and has been writer-in-residence in schools, colleges and prisons. He is also a qualified youth worker, and previously worked as a chef, head gardener, gravedigger and exhumer.
Peter was diagnosed epileptic at fifteen, and fifty years later, after returning from war torn Croatia with PTSD, received his formal autism diagnosis at the age of sixty-six. He lives with his wife Sandra, and has two children and six grandchildren.
He won a National Poetry Society commission, and wrote a series of poems in collaboration with fine artist Tony Bevan. Street was a Royal Literary Fund recipient and has been writer-in-residence in schools, colleges and prisons. He is also a qualified youth worker, and previously worked as a chef, head gardener, gravedigger and exhumer.
Peter was diagnosed epileptic at fifteen, and fifty years later, after returning from war torn Croatia with PTSD, received his formal autism diagnosis at the age of sixty-six. He lives with his wife Sandra, and has two children and six grandchildren.