Paul - Used To Be A Sweet Boy
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ISBN13: 9798275329339
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 20 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 20 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
About The Book:
In this memoir, Paul Wardle traces a life shaped by hardship, hope, and unlikely friendship. Born and raised in Bulwell, Nottingham, Paul's early years were marked by joy, humour, and the working-class warmth of 1970s England, but hidden trauma cast a long shadow over his youth. From summer holidays on the East Coast and magical Christmas mornings to a childhood disrupted by violence, loss, and family fracture, Paul's story captures both the tenderness and turbulence that shaped him. Decades later, during the isolation of the 2020 pandemic, a chance appearance on a global photography project, Time to Pause, created by acclaimed portrait photographer Alistair Morrison, sparked an unexpected friendship that would change Paul's life forever. Through weekly Zoom calls, raw conversations, and a shared search for meaning in a disconnected world, Paul found a new voice and the courage to confront the past he had carried alone for so long. About The Author:
In this memoir, Paul Wardle traces a life shaped by hardship, hope, and unlikely friendship. Born and raised in Bulwell, Nottingham, Paul's early years were marked by joy, humour, and the working-class warmth of 1970s England, but hidden trauma cast a long shadow over his youth. From summer holidays on the East Coast and magical Christmas mornings to a childhood disrupted by violence, loss, and family fracture, Paul's story captures both the tenderness and turbulence that shaped him. Decades later, during the isolation of the 2020 pandemic, a chance appearance on a global photography project, Time to Pause, created by acclaimed portrait photographer Alistair Morrison, sparked an unexpected friendship that would change Paul's life forever. Through weekly Zoom calls, raw conversations, and a shared search for meaning in a disconnected world, Paul found a new voice and the courage to confront the past he had carried alone for so long. About The Author:
Paul Wardle (born 1970) is a Bulwell, Nottingham-born author and the creative mind behind the YouTube channel Earnest Prattle. A member of Nottingham Writers' Studio, his short fiction appears in the NWS anthologies What Happens Next? (2025) and The Light is Fading (2025). He also featured in the documentary Time to Pause (2020), directed by Alistair Morrison. Used to Be a Sweet Boy is his debut memoir.
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