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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it amusing and fascinating from beginning to end ( though I have to admit I could have managed without the detailed description of the men's toilets !! )
I have read that it is a semi-autobiographical book - in that you moved with your family to a country village under similar circumstances .
This prompts the question :-
Is it easy / hard to start writing about your own childhood and then put in all these imaginary characters and events?
I love the idea of the "heavy pig" on page 278
Have you had many of these " weighty pig days " ?
I'm glad the mother found a "Man at the Helm " and I agree that she turned out to be a hero.
Thank you Nina and Gransnet......a brilliant book.
P.S. The last few sentences of the book are absolutely priceless !!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the book. I have had very few pig days in my life… mainly because my mother told us to accept them (when they came) and take each day at a time. I’m glad you liked the last section. Mr Holt is very real and very much still our Man at the Helm!