Book description
The poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice Young
Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His dad was an abusive
alcoholic, leaving his saintly mum to do her best raising four kids on
her own. Life was tough and stealing just to stay alive, though they
knew it was wrong, had to be considered. But as Jeff got older he
learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich. These were then
embroidered and sold on the market. Soon he became a talented trader
running his own stall. He built it up into a business, then a successful
shop. By the time he was in his thirties Jeff found himself,
astonishingly, a millionaire. Then in the nineties crash he lost it all
overnight. Yet the very next day, Jeff was back on the stalls, trading
again, desperate to keep his wife and children s heads above water. He
worked to get back all he had lost. And he did eventually becoming the
proud owner of the Harrods of Liverpool . A Pocketful of Holes and
Dreams is the heartwarming story of a little boy who had nothing but
gained everything twice. Jeff Pearce lives in Liverpool with his
wife, Gina.
