How James Bond Saved My Life

Author: David Harkin

Northern Ireland | Film theory & criticism | Popular culture

Published on 28^th June 2024 by The Book Guild Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 128 pages
197mm x 130mm x 13mm | 146g

How James Bond Saved My Life is a unique self-help memoir. The author takes you on a journey through cinema, delving into the significance of cinematic role models and how cinematic characters can empower and inspire young minds, be it Bond, Batman or Wonder Woman.

David shares his experiences as a non-verbal school child requiring speech therapy and his childhood growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles to establish the significance of cinema. David intertwines personal anecdotes from his past, the bullying at school, and his struggle in learning to speak, with his professional expertise as a qualified youth worker and film tutor to present a compelling case for the importance of switching off from the everyday world and tuning into the world of cinema.