Charlie Carroll is the author of On the Edge (Monday Books, 2010), described by The Telegraph as 'remarkable' and serialised in the Daily Mail and The Week. Charlie has spoken on BBC Radio 5Live and local BBC radio stations, and written for The Guardian and The Big Issue.
'Honouring the expeditions of Jack London and George Orwell into
hidden zones of poverty and homelessness, Charlie Carroll contrives
a startling narrative of a nightworld most of us would choose to
avoid. He is perverse, obstinate, brave about his own strategic
cowardice (or writerly self-preservation), He is driven and
unyielding in the determination to return from darkness to light
with a story worth the telling. That story grips and bites and
blisters. Read it.'
*Iain Sinclair*
'This was a fascinating concept and an immensely courageous
assignment. The descriptions were powerful and evocative and
throughout his journey I really did feel I was walking with him and
experiencing his many feelings, including his isolation,
trepidation and sense of exclusion and vulnerability. It should be
required reading for all those who have difficulty in seeing behind
the face of the destitute in our affluent society.'
*David Bathurst*
'Charlie Carroll's unique journey from Cornwall to London provides
a rare perspective on life as seen from the street; a glimpse into
the fringes of society and the people who, for all manner of
circumstance, inhabit a very different world. It's an honest,
poignant and often courageous tale of homelessness and life on the
move and raises many questions about the kind of society that we
live in; about tolerance, prejudice and probably - most of all -
about camaraderie and the affirming power of the human spirit.'
*David Le Vay*
'Charlie's managed to poignantly capture the plight of our often
forgotten homeless in a way that's sometimes scary, frequently
surprising but always genuine and heartfelt. Eye opening - a true
insight into a life many of us will never know.'
*Phoebe Smith*
'Charlie Carroll's account of homelessness combines travel writing
with current affairs.'
*National Geographic Traveller (UK edition)*
'Surprises, danger and some memorable characters await, along with
a fresh perspective on homelessness.'
*The Bookseller*
'he recounts his adventure, with experiences both good and bad,
bringing new insights into some of the fellow homeless people he
meets on the way.'
*The Bookseller*
'This isn't a polemical book and we finished it no wiser as to what
we should do with any charitable donation or urge or political
lobbying. But it is a completely honest and open account of one
man's brief time on London's streets, and totally absorbing.'
*londonist.com*
'an interesting read and one which I recommend to those who think
the homeless are best avoided or forgotten!!'
*Walkit.com*
'Carroll offers a unique insight to a lifestyle many thought died
out years ago.'
*Best of British*
'His English students should consider themselves extremely lucky to
be taught by such an inspiring individual'
*The Western Morning News*
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