John Harding (1951 – September 2017)[1] was a British writer and novelist.
John Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Ely, Cambridgeshire |
| Died | 2017 Hammersmith, London |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Catherine's College, University of Oxford |
Life and career
editHarding was born in Prickwillow, a village near Ely, Cambridgeshire,[2] in 1951. He attended local schools before reading English Literature at St Catherine's College, Oxford. After university, he moved to London in 1974, where he worked for as a reporter for DC Thomson. After eventually becoming an editor for several popular magazines, Harding went freelance in 1985 to pursue his ambition of becoming a novelist.[3]
His first book novel, What We Did on Our Holiday was published in 2000. The book describes a man taking his father, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, on holiday to Malta.[4] It was adapted for TV in 2006 starring Shane Ritchie and Roger Lloyd-Pack.[2] Harding would go on to publish four more novels.
Harding was married with two children, and lived in Richmond-upon-Thames.[2] He died in September 2017.[1]
Works
edit- What We Did on Our Holiday (2000)
- While the Sun Shines (2002)
- One Big Damn Puzzler (2005)
- Florence and Giles (2010)
- The Girl who Couldn't Read (2014)
References
edit- ^ a b "In Memoriam". Soham Grammarians. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Stuntney author's all-star adaptation". Ely Standard. 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Author offers insight to the struggles and luxuries of writing for a living". 13 January 2006.
- ^ Literature, Neurology, and Neuroscience. Burlington: Elsevier Science. 2013. p. 67. ISBN 978-0444633873. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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