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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar

A Memoir

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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar

By: Chris Packham
Narrated by: Chris Packham
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Every minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn't do was equally wondrous, and to be sat there with a kestrel, a real live kestrel, my own real live kestrel on my wrist! I felt like I'd climbed through a hole in heaven's fence.

An introverted, unusual young boy, isolated by his obsessions and a loner at school, Chris Packham was only at home in the fields and woods around his suburban home. But when he stole a young kestrel from its nest, he was about to embark on a friendship that would teach him what it meant to love - and that would change him forever.

In his rich, lyrical and emotionally exposing memoir, Chris brings to life his childhood in the '70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him. Beautifully wrought, this coming-of-age memoir will be unlike any you've ever heard.

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Loved it. The highs and lows of Chris Packham's animal - entwined adventures throughout his youth is a compelling read.
Read beautifully by the author.

Riveting tale of love and loss.

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My late nights won't be the same. Resonated as a falconer and a socially awkward being

Great listen - Articulated perfectly

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Such a moving book. More than a memoir of Chris such depth of passion and honesty exposed. I didn't want it to end. Thank you Chris.

Brutally honest and moving

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The story of Chris' journey is very inspiring and with out a doubt definitely worth listening to!

Inspiring

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I absolutely loved this book, I cried , I laughed...
The audible version was fantastic, with Mr. Packham accompanied by faint twitters of bird song in the background.

A wonderful book

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