Very occasionally one comes across a book which, in its unexpected delights, inspires one to leap about wild with praise, and rush out to buy copies for friends. This first work by William Newton, retired doctor, will surely have this effect on many readers.
It is, simply, the story of remarkable teenage years in the late 1930s.
Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it
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