The Day Job
Adventures of a Jobbing Gardener
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
3 July 2006
Summary
Mark Wallington’s incompetent early career as a jobbing gardener to the middle classes, hilariously revealed in this comic memoir.
Mark Wallington has a dream. He is going to change the face of British comedy. Unfortunately for the residents of north London, he’s going to finance this dream by becoming a gardener. The result is The Day Job, an account of a year spent working in other people’s gardens – people like Mrs Fleming who is convinced there is buried treasure in the b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099472674 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099472678 |
| Author: | Mark Wallington |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 3 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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An affectionate account of a year he spent fleecing the residents of north London as a jobbing gardener… Likeable and generous
An affectionate account of a year he spent fleecing the residents of north London as a jobbing gardener… Likeable and generous – Guardian
About The Author
Mark Wallington
Mark Wallington was born in Swanage in Dorset in 1953. He worked for a while as a gardener in London before becoming a scriptwriter and a journalist. In 1982 he walked the South West Coastal Path and his subsequent book, 500-Mile Walkies, became a bestseller. In 1992 Mark Wallington published his novel The Missing Postman and then wrote the script for the award-winning television play starring James Bolam. He is much sought-after as a film and television writer, working from his home in the High Peak in Derbyshire, where he keeps a truly wonderful garden. He is married with two children.
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