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Book of the Week.
A Life Without Hands. This heart felt biography is a tale of John Oliver, born in the early 1900s but John was no ordinary man, born without Hands, he never let this limit him or his life. From the his early childhood through to being the captain of his own tug boat on the Medway river. This book tells how Frances met John one night in a pub, and from that first meeting their friendship grew. Available at The Permanent Pop-Up at Havisham & Cratchit, Bleak House. £19.99
Chris Horn
Nov 61 min read


Author Spotlight Frances Beaumont
We are super excited to have Frances Rowley Beaumont, coming to the Broadstairs Book Fair, with her biographical book, about an...
Chris Horn
Apr 41 min read
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