A Staffordshire Boy: Tales of Fishing and Other Fun

A series of extremely funny tales from the author's childhood, which he spent in a small village in Staffordshire. Set in the fifties and sixties, he tell tales about fishing and other exciting adventures that he shared with his friends. He came from a large family and, like most of his friends, he lived in a council house, but that didn't stop him having a great time. His father, a hard drinking man who was a stranger to a night in front of telly, also features in the book because he introduced the author to the pleasures of fishing. The stories in this book are not only funny and heart warming, they also provide a record of what village boys did for entertainment in the days before computers, mobile phones and tablets were invented. Every person has stories to tell from their childhood and the author is very proud to relate his in this book.