10 JULY FROME FESTIVAL EVENT: JOHN HARRIS ‘MAYBE I’M AMAZED’ - IN CONVERSATION AND BOOK SIGNING

john harris ‘maybe i’m amazed’ - in converation and book signing
FROME FESTIVAL

THURSDAY 10 JULY

7:00 - 8:30PM

AT DORE & REES AUCTION SALEROOMS

Join us at Dore & Rees where Guardian writer John Harris will be discussing ‘Maybe I’m Amazed: A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs’; an extraordinary memoir about his autistic son James, how music became their shared language and the hidden story of creativity and neurodivergence.

Obsessed with music since he was a child, John Harris had no idea that he was in fact preparing himself for the greatest challenge of his life. But so it transpired. When his son James was born, and three years later diagnosed with autism, music became a source of precious connection and endless wonder for both of them.

Maybe I'm Amazed describes how the music of The Beatles, Kraftwerk, Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, Amy Winehouse and many more were soon woven into the fabric of James's life, becoming an essential part of who he is. It takes us through the struggles of raising an autistic child in a prejudiced world and uncovers a hidden history of neurodivergence and creativity that casts new light on why notes, chords and lyrics speak so powerfully to the human mind.

 With music fan and Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum, John will also be talking about his 35-year career as a music writer, taking questions from the audience and signing books.

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FROME FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE AND WEBSITE