Lines from Lea Bailey - Choulerton, Robert

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Résumé :
The clarity of Robert Choulerton's writing, and his informal, conversational style, make this book so accessible. It is a lucid and candid release into words of the private thoughts of an introvert - a compelling distillation of observations from a long life of reserve and passivity. His introspective faculty is brought to bear not only upon himself, but upon our species, Homo sapiens. He contemplates humanity from so many perspectives - from the parochial to the cosmic, from the wild to the civilized and from the pious to the secular. Critical of himself as well as of others, he never shies away from being contentious or polemical, but writes with a pleasing mix of playfulness and sincerity, with a keen eye for pretension and hypocrisy. With subject matter as various as motherhood, religious faith, sexual attraction, sports, multiculturalism, neighbourliness, sculpture and swear words, this book would make an entertaining and provocative 'Reader' for schools. It is full of human interest and educational value, full of ideas for pupils to think about, debate, and write about the very purposes, after all, for writing any book....

Biographie:
Robert Choulerton was born in 1937 in Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan), to Joe, a soldier with the British Army and his wife Violet. When Robert was six months old the family returned to England, He attended Chippenham Grammar School joined the Royal Navy in 1953 as an Artificer Apprentice. In 1969 he trained for the Submarine Service, and served in two Polaris nuclear submarines.He retired from the Royal Navy in 1977, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander and after a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Bath University, he taught English at Wellsway Comprehensive School, Keynsham and in 1984/5 he took secondment to read for an MA at the University of Exeter.He now lives in Lea Bailey near Ross-on-Wye....

Sommaire:
Robert Choulerton was born in 1937 in Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan), to Joe, a soldier serving with the British Army, and his wife Violet. When the family returned to England, Robert was all of six months old.He started school in Rhyl, where the family was based during the War. When Joe was demobilised in 1946, the family moved to Wiltshire.Robert attended Corsham Council School, and Chippenham Grammar School.In 1953, he joined the Royal Navy as an Artificer Apprentice- serving for 24 years. In 1961 he was commissioned, after training at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He served in a Mine-Hunter flotilla In UK and Scandinavian waters, an Aircraft-Carrier in the Far East and a Frigate on the West Indies station. In 1969 he trained for the Submarine Service, and on promotion served in two Polaris nuclear submarines, running deterrent patrols.During his service, he read for a BA(Hons) degree with the Open University. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1977, in the rank of Lieutenant Commander.After a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Bath University, he taught English at Wellsway Comprehensive School, Keynsham. In 1984/5 he took secondment to read for an MA at the University of Exeter.Taking early retirement in 1990, he worked as Secretary of Lansdown Tennis and Squash Club, Bath.He now lives in Lea Bailey, near Ross-on-Wye. His late wife died in 2013. He has a son and daughter from a previous marriage, and four grandchildren....