About John Harding
Lived 1951 – 2017 (aged 65–66). John Harding was a British writer and journalist.
John Harding (1951 – September 2017) was a British writer and novelist.
Life and career Harding was born in Prickwillow, a village near Ely, Cambridgeshire,
His first book novel, What We Did on Our Holiday was published in 2000. The book describes a man taking his father, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, on holiday to Malta. It was adapted for TV in 2006 starring Shane Richie and Roger Lloyd-Pack. He died in September 2017.
Works What We Did on Our Holiday (2000) While the Sun Shines (2002) One Big Damn Puzzler (2005) Florence and Giles (2010) The Girl who Couldn't Read (2014)
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Who was John Harding?
British novelist
When was John Harding born?
John Harding was born in 1951 in Ely, London.
When did John Harding die?
John Harding died in 2017 in Hammersmith.
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John Harding was a writer and journalist.
What nationality was John Harding?
John Harding was British.
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