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John Hartley

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Born
Bolton, Lancashire, The United Kingdom
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Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Robert Westall, Magnus Mills, Roald Dahl, Roddy Doyle, Stan Barstow, P ...more

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Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in the early 1970s, John is a father of three, long-suffering supporter of Bolton Wanderers and Chorley FC, an enthusiastic drinker of tea, and a school leader in special education.

John has written, performed and reviewed alternative music since the late 1980s. Founder member of cult band The Irony Board, he has continued to release music with Echolalia, Broken Down Lorry, The Broken Heed and most recently as Johny Nocash. He began reviewing music for the Neo-Tokyo online magazine in the mid 1990s, and has since written comprehensively for the acclaimed Dukla Prague Away Kit blog, the Everything Indie Over 40 website and Toppermost.

John's musical memoir 'Capturing the Wry' was published by i40Publishing in 2018 ...more

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John Hartley I had a t-shirt, a particular favourite, that disappeared from the pile of clothes I left under a tree when I had to change for a cross-country run as…moreI had a t-shirt, a particular favourite, that disappeared from the pile of clothes I left under a tree when I had to change for a cross-country run as an early teen. Everything else remained. That night a tremendous gale blew. I imagined my t-shirt living its new life, racing across field and wood, free of the human constricting it’s life experiences.(less)
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The Broken Bottle
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How Green Are Your Eyes
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Welcome to the Underachievers
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This Is Not The End
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A great tale of friendships past and present, relationships expired and rekindled, all told through one grief and drink-fuelled day.
Apr 15, 2025 02:51PM  ·   · see review
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Please could these two books be reassigned to my profile?
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Please could you transfer the following two to my author profile?
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