# Clinging to the Wreckage

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- Authors: [Johnnie Mortimer](https://www.bookquiver.com/johnnie-mortimer)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2001-11-01

## Description

Clinging to the Wreckage is the first and most celebrated volume of John Mortimer's memoirs. It recounts with great wit and style his peculier childhood in the Chilterns - the only son of a blind, poetry-spouting barrister and his devoted wife - followed by the author's own experiences in the law. A bestseller in its day, the book remains one of Mortimer's greatest achievements.

## Editions

### CLINGING TO THE WRECKAGE

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4119-384-7
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2010-11-04
- Language: en_GB

### CLINGING TO THE WRECKAGE

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4195-983-2
- Published: 2010-11-04
- Language: en_GB

### Clinging to the Wreckage

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4006-383-7
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2001-11-01
- Language: en_GB

### Clinging to the Wreckage

- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4006-860-3
- Pages: 224
- Published: 1984-01-01
- Language: en_US