Autograph Signing in Buxton and Other Stories from 1990

By Jamie Fitzgerald

What happens when an 18 year old travels half way around the world to follow his dream of playing professional sport? Autograph Signing In Buxton And Other Stories From 1990 recounts Jamie Fitzgerald's attempts to play football in the United Kingdom, as well as looking at the observational minutiae of his life through eighteen year old eyes. Even though football looms large in this memoir, this is more than a book about sport, encompassing, as it does, a rollercoaster ride through early adult experiences incorporating high and lows.Meeting his aunt and uncle for the first time since 1974 and moving to Stoke-on-Trent, Autograph Signing... follows Jamie as he discovers pubs, watches the World Cup and travels to such exotic places as Wales, Belgium, Cornwall and, er, Stockport. Throwing family into the mix adds another dimension to what was rapidly becoming a life-changing experience.Through a combination of naivety, bewilderment and observational comment on the small things in life, Jamie Fitzgerald presents a humorous, witty and studied memoir of a young man striking out into the world on his own, with a relatable story for anyone who remembers what is was like to be eighteen and free of (most) restrictions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1983040746
• ISBN13: 9781983040740
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"