Under the Apple Boughs: (A Journey Through a West Country Year)

Under the Apple Boughs

By The Award-Winning Author Of The Batch Magna Novels Peter Maughan.

"... marvellously descriptive."
Laurie Lee, author of 'Cider with Rosie'.

" ..I think 'Under the Apple Boughs' should be required reading in every high school to introduce them to the finest in lyrical writing.... He sees with an inner eye what we cannot and points it out with such delight. ... His work is filled with his great compassion and tolerance for all life around him. If you want to give your children’s teachers a gift, a gift to pass on, give them one of Peter Maughan’s books.'
Henrietta Lala, USA.

Amazon Reviewers:

" ... This book can be read and enjoyed by everyone ... man, woman, and child. And as I have said before of his lyrical prose, read it to those who cannot as yet read, and I will add now to read it to the elderly for its music will give solace and comfort.
Peter Maughan, a man for all seasons, a man whose works will endear him to the ages. All his writings are classics and have earned a place in world-wide libraries. They will never be old or outdated ... just enjoyed and very loved ... every word ... every nuance. Peter Maughan is a gift you give yourself and a gift for those you love."
Joymarie, (United States).

"... one of the most outstanding pieces of literature I've ever read .... I absolutely love this collection, and reread it frequently. It restores my faith in the art of fine writing. Each story a stand-alone masterpiece ... Lyrical, descriptive, haunting at times, always beautiful."
Henrietta Lala, (St Martinville, LA).

"'Under the Apple Boughs' is a classic ... English prose at its best."
Nash Black, (USA), Vine Voice.

"... the language and cadence of Peter Maughan's writing is gloriously evocative ... in his hands, the writing of true literature is not yet dead."
FelicityM, United Kingdom.

"... reminiscent of an old painting or ageing photograph that somehow has magically come to life for a few precious moments ... before returning to still life or crumbling to dust. Beautiful and often touching glimpses of life from the pen and the genius that is Peter Maughan."
Ray Nicholson, CA, Top 1000 Reviewer.

"... Maughan truly typifies the Welsh meaning of the word Druid: seer. He sees, describes and enables us to see the magic too ."
Clarissa Simmens, (FL, United States).

"His writing style is so beautiful, one must savor each sentence ... it touches upon all your senses and breathes a pleasant warmth into one's heart."
Nancy of Utah.

" ... his descriptions of people, the weather, the aromas of each season is beyond words. I felt like I was actually inside the book itself as I am a country girl myself and know exactly what each season brings."
Pyewacket "czarnowice," (UK), Vine Voice, Top 500 Reviewer

"... Everyday events are touchingly chronicled in this book of short stories. Life, death, and all that lies in-between. It is a treasure, the kind you read in a comfortable chair with a cup of hot tea, and after each little story is read, you close the book and your eyes, and think about it all, before beginning the next."
Shannon Lastowski, (The Great Midwest), Vine Voice.

UNDER THE APPLE BOUGHS.

A journey in the mid 1980s through the seasons of a West Country year, stopping off for a favourite pub and to say goodbye to a dog called Bill Sikes.

A journey from a village and valley in the iron grip of a January morning, to the first healing colours of spring cutting into the land, to summer and the starched crackle of applause from the village cricket field, and the praise and harvest gifts in the church above the reaped fields, to the voice of Nathaniel, and a Christmas Eve in his memory when it was believed that at midnight the cattle knelt in their stalls, a voice speaking of a village England that was young still when he was.