Alongside this alexander looks backwards over stuarts adult life and childhood to try and discover what went wrong with his life. A life backwards was the winner of the 2005 guardian first book award and its a well deserved title. A life backwards, the new book by alexander masters, deserves every accolade that can be awarded. Id seen the film and absolutley loved it thanks to benedict cumberbatch and tom hardy. The book, which was shortlisted for a whitbread award, is a combination of biography and memoir. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. A writers quest to give voice to a man who, beneath his forbidding exterior, has a message for us all. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. True to his word, stuart believed that since his older brother gavin had already ended his own life, if he ever succeeded in killing himself it couldn. A life backwards by alexander masters harpercollins. If it wasnt for stuarts full disclosure and willingness to share his life story, there would be. My only regret or concern is that at the end of the book i was surprised to see that alexander masters did not thank stuart shorter for providing the material for this book. The film based on real events recorded in the book by alexander masters follows the unlikely friendship of cambridge boy, alexander masters and the homeless and virtually incomprehensible stuart shorter.
A backwards life revealed in stuart alexander masters spent five years working in hostels for the homeless. If it wasnt for stuart s full disclosure and willingness to share his life story, there would be no stuart, a life backwards. A life backwards is a rare, droll, moving film that grows to understand the maddening complexity of life and subsequent near hopelessness in trying to find the factors behind someones life. Benedict cumberbatch as alexander masters, tom hardy as stuart shorter. United by shorters unique view of the system in the light of the arrest of two homeless shelter workers, the two men go on the campaign trail and much more besides.
A life backwards on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. A life backwards is a biography by alexander masters of his friend stuart clive shorter, formerly, at various times, a prisoner and a career criminal. Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to. A life backwards by jack thorne is a smart account of an unlikely friendship between a charity worker and a homeless man. As the title of both book and film suggests, the book took the unusual approach of detailing stuarts life from his adult life down through to his childhood. A writer cumberbatch takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart hardy, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a.
A life backwards starring tom hardy in this drama on directv. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. With a keen writers eye, a gift for narrative and a friendship that lasted only four years, masters recounts the life of stuart clive shorter whose untimely death in 2002 inspired this work. With benedict cumberbatch, tom hardy, nicola duffett, clairelouise cordwell. A life backwards by alexander masters and a great selection of related books. A writer takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. As the title suggests, the book starts from shorters adult life, and works backwards to trace through his troubled childhood, examining the effects his family. As the title suggests, the book starts from shorters adult life, and works backwards to trace shorters.
This stage adaptation of the awardwinning book about one homeless mans chaotic life and what it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stuart. Lol stuart, a life backwards his performance in this film is fn brilliant. Stuart advises him to tell the story backwards, so that its more exciting like a tom clancy murder mystery. A life backwards is a writers quest to give voice to a man who, beneath his forbidding exterior, has a message for us all. These titles were created a long with animated vignettes throughout this adaptation of alexander masters book. A life backwards by alexander masters librarything. As the writer learns more about the homeless mans complicated life and traumatic childhood, he asks if he can write his story and the. A life backwards is based off the biography of the same name. A life backwards 2007 tom hardy and benedict cumberbatch in.
It explores how a young boy, somewhat disabled from birth, became mentally unstable, criminal and violent, living homeless on the streets of cambridge. Like a break in the hedgerow during the country lane part of a journey. A life backwards by alexander masters in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. A writer cumberbatch takes a backwards look at the life of his unlikely friend stuart hardy, a homeless alcoholic who experienced a traumatic event in his childhood. For an instant you glimpse scenery you havent seen before fields of poppy and cornflower, trees gnarled in the shape of.
A life backwards kindle edition by masters, alexander. And a lot has gone wrong with stuarts life, from gluesniffing, to drug addiction and alcoholism, from minor crime to car theft, robbery, violence and possible charges of attempted murder. Stuart a life backwards projects neal street productions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Critics say stuart little is charming with kids and adults for its humor and visual effects.
A life backwards by alexander masters when i found out that this was one of the 25 books i had won from booka i was really excited. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Based upon the novel by martina cole, this tv series is mostly about freddie jackson. Thrust together when the managers of a shelter are imprisoned for drug dealing, alexander and stuart find camaraderie across social barriers. A life backwards 2007 a writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless alcoholic tom hardy who has a violent past. A gripping whodoneit journey back in time, it begins with masters meeting a drunken stuart. Stuarts life and way of thinking momentarily exposed. A life backwards tom hardy benedict cumberbatch nicola duffett 2007 a writer benedict cumberbatch documents the life of a homeless alcoholic tom hardy who has a. A life backwards is a biography by alexander masters of his friend stuart shorter. Stuart, a life backwards, is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator a middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, alexander and a chaotic, knifewielding beggar whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.