Yes Lad, But Byways

This is a lifelong 92-year autobiography, full of light-hearted glances back, and the book's title is a gentle swipe at Housman and his "blue remembered hills." Tim's natural wit radiates from the pages of this insightful memoir, and we should all consider the byways of life and delight in their anomalies more often.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 456 pages
Publication date: 28 October 2020
Publisher: Troubador Publishing

When a promoter of nudism, in a newspaper interview, "pulled out a pipe and tobacco," it was Tim who asked, "Where from?" Reading that more babies are born in countries which protect storks, Tim has an ingenious theory. It is the small incidental, personal things and odd ideas which we are most likely to recall fondly in our dotage. This is a lifelong 92-year autobiography, full of light-hearted glances back, and the book's title is a gentle swipe at Housman and his "blue remembered hills." Every highway has its network of intriguing byways. Tim's natural wit radiates from the pages of this insightful memoir. Considering the byways of life and delighting in their anomalies is something we all should do more often.

When a promoter of nudism, in a newspaper interview, "pulled out a pipe and tobacco," it was Tim who asked, "Where from?" Reading that more babies are born in countries which protect storks, Tim has an ingenious theory. It is the small incidental, personal things and odd ideas which we are most likely to recall fondly in our dotage. This is a lifelong 92-year autobiography, full of light-hearted glances back, and the book's title is a gentle swipe at Housman and his "blue remembered hills." Every highway has its network of intriguing byways. Tim's natural wit radiates from the pages of this insightful memoir. Considering the byways of life and delighting in their anomalies is something we all should do more often.

Weight: 762g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800460133