Beginning with his first cinema outing, "The Mutiny on the Bounty", and tracing his passion through his growing-up years to adulthood, John Walsh weaves together his own life experiences with his rapturous dependence on key moments in film. He provides a personal account of the magic and drama of the silver screen and its ultimate, all-encompassing power to become larger than (real) life.

Author Biography

John Walsh was born in 1953 in London. He Currently Assistant Editor of the Independent, he has written for and edited numerous newpapers and magazines. He has been a radio presenter and was director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literaure in 1997.