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New Book, Life As A Kite - in the news!
Hey there,
There's a lovely big shout-out for Life As A Kite, my new travelogue book, in the latest newsletter from The Freethinker!
The article questions Prince Charle's friendship with the abusive Bishop Peter Ball, which is one of the key themes of Life As A Kite. Here's an excerpt from the article - the link to the piece can be found at the end of this blog:
"Cadiz-based Cliff James, pictured right with his Spanish partner Alvaro Gallegos, contacted me this week to tell me that he has a book coming out next month entitled Life as a Kite. It will contain some details of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Ball; the stressful process of having to relive that abuse when he gave evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), and the compensation he received from the Diocese of Chichester.
The money awarded to Cliff enabled him to travel extensively, but he did not return to the UK because of the rising intolerance and xenophobia unleashed by Brexit. Instead he took out Irish citizenship and settled in the Spanish city of Cadiz, where he met Alvaro, who is also a writer and he settled down to write Life of a Kite.
The back cover of the book says:
"The world feels increasingly volatile and polarised. Millions of people are displaced or alienated by abuses of power. Our lives are cluttered, stressful and unsatisfying. Our sense of who we are and where we belong is more fragile than ever.
"Following political and personal upheaval at home, Cliff James emigrated from his native England and travelled the globe in search of an ideal society. In his quest for Utopia, he sought enlightenment in Himalayan temples, joined ecological and peace projects in Israel and Palestine, and served at refugee camps and organic farms from Europe to Asia, Australia and South America.
"Against a backdrop of global instability, he depicts the intricacies of daily life around the world, the challenges of social and environmental injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit. Life As A Kite is a philosophical as much as a geographical journey, a personal narrative of loss and hope, and a manifesto for a future without frontiers."
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefree...
There's a lovely big shout-out for Life As A Kite, my new travelogue book, in the latest newsletter from The Freethinker!
The article questions Prince Charle's friendship with the abusive Bishop Peter Ball, which is one of the key themes of Life As A Kite. Here's an excerpt from the article - the link to the piece can be found at the end of this blog:
"Cadiz-based Cliff James, pictured right with his Spanish partner Alvaro Gallegos, contacted me this week to tell me that he has a book coming out next month entitled Life as a Kite. It will contain some details of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Ball; the stressful process of having to relive that abuse when he gave evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), and the compensation he received from the Diocese of Chichester.
The money awarded to Cliff enabled him to travel extensively, but he did not return to the UK because of the rising intolerance and xenophobia unleashed by Brexit. Instead he took out Irish citizenship and settled in the Spanish city of Cadiz, where he met Alvaro, who is also a writer and he settled down to write Life of a Kite.
The back cover of the book says:
"The world feels increasingly volatile and polarised. Millions of people are displaced or alienated by abuses of power. Our lives are cluttered, stressful and unsatisfying. Our sense of who we are and where we belong is more fragile than ever.
"Following political and personal upheaval at home, Cliff James emigrated from his native England and travelled the globe in search of an ideal society. In his quest for Utopia, he sought enlightenment in Himalayan temples, joined ecological and peace projects in Israel and Palestine, and served at refugee camps and organic farms from Europe to Asia, Australia and South America.
"Against a backdrop of global instability, he depicts the intricacies of daily life around the world, the challenges of social and environmental injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit. Life As A Kite is a philosophical as much as a geographical journey, a personal narrative of loss and hope, and a manifesto for a future without frontiers."
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefree...
