{"product_id":"the-one-hour-thought-the-curious-life-of-harry-lawton-paperback","title":"The One Hour Thought: The Curious Life of Harry Lawton - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina M. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn with learning difficulties into a poor, working class family in Bradford in 1924, Harry Lawton lived a very different life always on the edge of society - on the outside looking in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his mother died suddenly and his father remarried, his happy childhood was gone. He was mistreated by his first step-mother, ignored by the second and unloved by his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving school at 14, with barely the basics, he worked as a doffer (having the lowest job in the mill) until joining the army, eventually finding himself at the Battle for Monte Cassino. On his return he became estranged from his family, reduced to living in his allotment hut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife improved somewhat for a few years but then he became homeless once more, living in various doss houses and then in a shed in the woods. The last few years of his life saw him in the relative safety of sheltered housing but even here he was robbed and taken advantage of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry never had a bank account, a mortgage, a car or a wife and children. He met all the obstacles that life threw at him without complaint, always making the best of often difficult circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Harry is one of sadness and joy. He never went chasing rainbows and he could show us all how to make the most of what we have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a tribute to Harry and all those who, in the past, present and future, are out there on the edge of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47523326263549,"sku":"9781800944626","price":18.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Z3lxbnFXRFg3WUN6bFpialpjV0dHUT09.webp?v=1778442788","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-one-hour-thought-the-curious-life-of-harry-lawton-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}