The Toy Museum

Boy Who Gave His Birthdays Back

The Toy Museum
Mark Roland Langdale
RRP:
NZ$ 33.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 28.89
Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 432pg
28 Jul 2020 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781838594671
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Alfie Jolly is 59 and unhappy with his life. More specifically, with his birthdays. You see, none of them have been any good and with his sixtieth on its way, Alfie can' t help but think he' s been wronged. Spur of the moment, Alfie decides he wants to return/recycle all of his old birthdays. The only trick now is to find out how. A trip the North Pole, a chat with Father Christmas, and a flight to Egypt later, Alfie meets Father Birthday who, eventually, agrees to help turn back the clock. Literally. Suddenly Alfie is a child again, reliving each birthday and making new and better memories. Like in 1966 when he and his family travel to Disney World, or go to the fair in 1967 or when he relives the moon landing where the love his life, pretty Suzy Gentry, sits next to him on the sofa. His life is great with dancing again in classes and racing around with his twin, but it isn' t long before shadows start creeping in to this dream childhood of never-ending birthdays. Is it a case of be careful what you wish for or be grateful for every moment you have - before it ends?
Mark Roland Langdale has had a varied life and career. He has worked with children and teenagers, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in an effort to fundraise, travelled down the Amazon and is a longtime member of Greenpeace. Mark likes to write modern day fairytales with an undercurrent of real life issues such as mental health, environment, dyslexia which he suffers from himself, and autism.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781838594671
Published: 28 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Matador
Publisher: Troubador Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 432

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