In the shadow of the crane : A Life in Short Stories and Tall Tales
Keeman, John
Books, Manuscripts
The life of John Keeman unfolds in the shadow of the Finnieston crane. From growing up in a Glasgow little remembered, through a diverse slew of careers, and into some of his most personal moments – both joyful and painful. With a voice equal parts wry and candid, John tells his anecdotally-rich story; indeed, not everyone, for instance, can say that they’ve literally sent Eartha Kitt flying. In the Shadow of the Crane is not yet another warm and couthy Glaswegian memoir nostalgically recalling a past that was in reality often bleak, desolate and desperate. Not only is it a multi-faceted literary treat that offers a detailed snapshot of old Glasgow, a grounded memoir, and, owing to John’s legal background, a discerning stance against injustice: it is, in a market saturated with glitz-and-glam autobiographies too often ghost-written, a real and genuine story from a real and genuine Glaswegian. In that regard, John stands in no shadow.
Author:
Imprint:
Ringwood publishing, 2020
Collation:
253 pages
ISBN:
9781901514827
Dewey class:
920.KEEM
Language:
English
BRN:
4296797