A zestful and humorous memoir of a well-lived life by the self-confessed ‘ordinand, banker, serial volunteer and laterpreneur‘. Only missing from his description of himself is ‘and thoroughly good egg’…
The Curious Adventures of a Polymoth
(author)
ÂŁ22.50
Edition:Hardback978191540694114/11/2025
Categories: 02. Books For Christmas 2025: Biography, Books For Christmas 2025
Tag: Memoir
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