Left Field comments: From Stoppard to Livingstone

SIR TOM STOPPARD: “David Wilson has lived a life and a half. The broken world needed people like David; it still does.”
  

BRIAN ENO: “This is an excellent and inspiring book.”

KEN LIVINGSTONE: “David Shows us how political activism on the Left should be: engaged, informed and passionate.

CRAIG MURRAY: (Ex-UK ambassador)  “David's entire life has been dedicated to trying to make the world a better place.”

 

   

DOROTHY BYRNE: (Head of News & Current Affairs, Channel 4 TV) “What a life this man has led.”

AMIR AMIRANI: (Director of We Are Many) “This memoir of a very colourful life is both entertaining and illuminating.”

 

 

 

 

“Sometimes funny, often moving and occasionally tragic .. one of my top recent reads"

“'Left Field' 'is a thoughtful and gentle memoir. David’s obvious goodnature and ability to connect with people is demonstrated over and over.”

Walter Wolfgang: (Vice President of Labour CND)"Left Field illuminates the problems facing those committed to achieving a just & peaceful world.”

 

Haifa Zangana: (Iraqi novelist, poet and activist) “A memoir where the personal is entwined with activism and woven into a poetic multi-coloured tapestry.” 

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Left Field reviews

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David is an adventurer and a freethinker, who did something truly useful with his life - Brian Eno
David Wilson has lived a life and a half. The broken world needed people like David; it still does - Sir Tom Stoppard
What a life this man has led - Dorothy Byrne, Head of Channel 4 Documentaries
David's entire life has been dedicated to trying to make the world a better place - Craig Murray, ex-UK Ambassador



'Left Field' reviews

His shared heart wrenching observations are clearly a highlight of this richly textured, moving work … Raw and compelling; a story well told of a vital and varied life in a war-torn region Kirkus Reviews
From heavy drinking to launching a charity, David Wilson’s life story is an absorbing read Camden New Journal
Sometimes funny, often moving and occasionally tragic ... one of my top recent reads -Morning Star
'Left Field' is a thoughtful and gentle memoir. David’s obvious good nature and ability to connect with people is demonstrated over and over Socialist Review 

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Left Field is published by Unbound, distributed by Penguin Books and available at Waterstones, Foyles, on Amazon and other retail websites

Personal battles of the man behind War Child

“From heavy drinking to launching a charity, David Wilson’s life story is an absorbing read” Camden New Journal reviews 'Left Field'

Earlier reviews:  Morning Star     Socialist Review     Kirkus Reviews 


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Kirkus review of 'Left Field'

review of 'Left Field' has been featured in Kirkus Reviews 12/15 issue. Less than 10% of their reviews are chosen, so am well pleased. "His shared heart wrenching observations are clearly a highlight of this richly textured, moving work … Raw and compelling; a story well told of a vital and varied life in a war-torn region."(Kirkus Reviews).
 * Only one month to go to release of audio version of the book 

"a thoughtful & gentle memoir"

Brian Eno: This is an excellent and inspiring book. David is an adventurer and a freethinker, who, despite the best efforts of an education designed to equip him for obedient anonymity, somehow did something truly useful with his life. His stubborn and yet self-effacing commitment to his ideals carried him through many daunting situations, and his sense of humour kept him able to see the funny side.
 
Haifa Zangana: a memoir where the personal is entwined with activism and woven into a poetic multi-coloured tapestry.

" Left Field is a thoughtful and gentle memoir. David’s obvious good nature and ability to connect with people is demonstrated over and over, from the influential individuals whose support he enlisted in the early days of War Child to the character sketches that he draws regularly throughout the book… I enjoyed his relaxed writing style and the chapters that veered from the chronology to reflect or add narrative detail... His is an enjoyable memoir, reflecting on a compassionate and varied life, and an important reminder of how destructive war is both on individuals and communities, and the important role we can all play in fighting for a better world. Socialist Review (July/August 2016)
 

Left Field - the film

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Top read for Morning Star

"SOMETIMES funny, often moving and occasionally tragic, Left Field is always lively and always interesting ... one of my top recent reads"

Morning Star reviews 'Left Field"

Perhaps not surprising that it is the Left who have reviewed 'Left Field'. Here is earlier one from Socialist Review