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Name: Paperboy
Author: Christopher Fowler

Christopher Fowler’s memoir portrays a lonely boy growing up in suburban London, spending his days between the library and the cinema, devouring novels, comics, and every story‑filled object he can find. His parents—an exhausted, sensible mother and a DIY‑obsessed father battling his own demons—struggle to understand his deep fascination with words. As he seeks refuge in literature, their attempts to relate only deepen the family's tensions.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir

Authors: Christopher Fowler

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