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Silvercurtains Tue 14-Sept-21 09:58:43

I'm hoping someone can help me find a book from many years ago. I have searched for years and cannot find the name of it.
My memories of it are that it is based in Yorkshire, it is very funny, at the Christmas Nativity the child (who was the author as an adult) arrives at the school in a full brussel sprout outfit as his mother had misheard Sprite for Sprout.
It was the story of the childs life with his working class lovely family.
Has anyone any clue what I am talking about?
Would dearly love to find it.
Thanks.

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adrisco Tue 14-Sept-21 12:21:19

I think that the book is "Lost for Words" by Deric Longden. It was also a TV film starring Pete Postlethwaite and Thora Hird. They lived in Chesterfield in Derbyshire. I love the book .. and the film.

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sodapop Tue 14-Sept-21 12:29:40

Deric Longden was a good writer. I love the teaming up of Pete Postlethwaite and Thora Hird. Lost for Words is also very good. Thora plays Pete's mother and when he asks her if she would rather be buried or cremated her reply "I don't know surprise me" still makes me chuckle. Gentle old fashioned stories but funny too.

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sodapop Tue 14-Sept-21 12:30:51

Sorry adrisco mis read your post.

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MayBeMaw Tue 14-Sept-21 14:09:21

Gervase Phinn - A Wayne in a Manger?

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Silvercurtains Thu 16-Sept-21 12:52:33

Sorry for the late reply. I am going to have a little buying spree of Deric's books and I will let you know if I find the right one.Thanks!

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lemongrove Thu 16-Sept-21 14:58:36

Yes, I thought of Gervaise Phinn too, he was a schools inspector in Yorkshire who wrote quite a few whimsical books about Yorkshire schools/ pupils.

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downtoearth Thu 23-Sept-21 09:40:28

I think Deric Longden is the one,I remember reading it.

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Lucca Thu 23-Sept-21 09:43:27

MayBeMaw

Gervase Phinn - A Wayne in a Manger?

Gervase phinn . Yes funny once but …..he was guest speaker at our school speech day ( not called that anymore ) more than once….

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