Growing up as 'a percussive child', James McConnel describes life in a family overshadowed by the tragic death of his sister. He finds some solace in his talent for piano playing but gradually comes to realise that the incontrollable sniffs, coughs, and faces might not just be a 'funny little habit' or 'just a phase' but a need, a compulsion to be satisfied until it 'feels just right'. An inspirational music teacher nurtures his gift for the piano but a moped accident dramatically quashes his dreams of becoming a concert ...
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Growing up as 'a percussive child', James McConnel describes life in a family overshadowed by the tragic death of his sister. He finds some solace in his talent for piano playing but gradually comes to realise that the incontrollable sniffs, coughs, and faces might not just be a 'funny little habit' or 'just a phase' but a need, a compulsion to be satisfied until it 'feels just right'. An inspirational music teacher nurtures his gift for the piano but a moped accident dramatically quashes his dreams of becoming a concert pianist. Passion, resilience and luck combine to win him a coveted place at the Royal College of Music but irrepressible shouts and jerks, difficult relationships and alcoholism see him abandon this course, unable to shake feelings of inadequacy and freakishness and of being a 'nearly' person. At the age of 32, he was finally diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and was at long last able to understand his twitches and obsessions, and feel comfortable in his own skin. LIFE, INTERRUPTED is written with an intimacy, immediacy and humour that shows James McConnel as the endearing, charming larger-than-life character that he is.
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Add this copy of Life, Interrupted to cart. $14.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by Headline Review.
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Add this copy of Life, Interrupted: the Memoir of a Nearly Person to cart. $24.30, like new condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2006 by Headline Book Publishing.
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Fine in None Issued jacket. 345 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. James Always Felt Like A 'nearly' Person. Bullied At School, He Buried Himself Into Piano Playing. But Also Developed Some Strange Compulsions. As A Child He Only Felt In Control Whilst Playing. Finally At Aged Thirty Two He Was Diagnosed With 'Tourette's Syndrome'
Add this copy of Life, Interrupted. the Memoir of a Nearly Person to cart. $36.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Headline.
