I was born in a small house in London, of parents who were poor, honest and liked going for very long walks, preferably in the rain. My education consisted of being forced to take written exams every five or six weeks, and eat school lunches of liver and onions–until I got to Oxford, where we had written exams every eight weeks and had lunches of pickled onions and Guinness.
This was quite enough to make me flee the country and seek gainful employment in Vermont, where I have lived for 29 years, writing a great deal and trying to grow good raspberries. Only one of my books has been translated into another language; it appeared in Dutch as “Geen plek om een koe kwijt te raken.” My favorite color is russet. If I had my life all over again, I would take more risks, like smuggling the liver out of the dining hall wrapped in my handkerchief.
Contact me: timbrookes@burlingtontelecom.net
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Hi! I am expecting to travel via hitchhiking with a dog (I havent got yet) and a guitar (I dont know how to play yet) but am planning my expedition next year in Sept.2010. by then Im sure it will all fall in place. I have my route mapped out compliments of google map homepage wohooo. and am
going to set up a web page(that Im not quit sure how to even do at this point) But that too Im sure will come togethor as well.Anyway,I am a huge fan of Tim and if you could make sure he gets this email I will make sure it would be worth his time Im waiting for his response while reading Thoreau at the library *wink*. Bye the way,I am a advid hitchhiker and have succesfully traveled to Mesquite,NV Moab,UT And parts of Colorado. My mom lives in Boulder where I will soon reside and I am currently in Grand Junction ,Colorado Hope to hear from you soon! Hugz,Dani
[…] in the Fall of 2009. We are in production with our first books. Most exciting is the publication of Tim Brookes‘ book Signs of Life: A Memoir of Dying and Discovery. This book will be released in Canada in […]
Dear Tim,
I am currently reading GUITAR. An American Life.
I find it facinating, even charming. Is it still in print?
I’m also an ex. pat living in Westport , CT and running ‘the Bold Strummer from me basement. Please feel free to check out the web site for more info.
Best regards
Nicholas Clarke
Absolutely! There’s even a sequel in the works….
Tim
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