PublishedHunter Pub., August 2015 |
ISBN9780992488536 |
FormatSoftcover, 168 pages |
Dimensions21.5cm × 14cm |
Thirty years after leaving his home in the Lake District of England for life in Australia, Mark MacLean gathers together the remnants of his youthful possessions and ships them back to Australia.
Five Boxes is the hilarious tale of unpacking those boxes of stuff: a story of lame trophies, mismatched collections, medieval dentistry, boring diaries, the village haircut, mopeds and submarines, school wine-tasting trips, politics, punk music and big sisters. But, mostly, this is a story of finding yourself.
Praise for Five Boxes
Insightful, charming and genuinely funny - Mark MacLean is a natural storyteller and Five Boxes unpacks an adolescence that Readers of a Certain Age will find engrossing from start to finish - Nick Earles, writer
Funny, quirky and heartwarming. - Tim Ferguson, comedian and writer
MacLean deftly weaves the past and the present in this disarmingly humorous and unsentimental reflection on growing up. - Rosemarie Milsom, Newcastle Herald
Following on from his bestselling A Year Down the Drain, Mark MacLean's new book is a delightful reflection on life then and now.
middle-aged man hilariously reflecting on his life through his childhood possessions
perfect for Father's Day
delightfully illustrated with images of some of the stuff
