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A humorous book of over 4 decades of fell walking and hiking with some crazy people.
Meet Barney, who has the worst veritigo ever. Why do I take to Austria? Meet Tommy, with acute bowel problems, especially in a cable car, halfway up a high mountain. Meet my Aunt Marjorie, who started me hiking at the age of seven. And Frank, who, in Mallorca, kept his hotel wardrobe door from opening with a brandy bottle, until he'd drank it all, then it didn't matter. The worst thing about Iceland, in 1984, alcoholic drinks were banned, so Gerald stuffed his rucksac full of them. He was our best mate in the wilderness. Meet another Frank, who was a legend for being sick in | |  | | Mooplums
Children, of all ages, who read this book, enter the magical world of the Mooplums.
Mooplums are are friendly little creatures, who enjoy having adventures, but not everybody here is of the same mind. For example, Thrips are nasty and tend to bite and scratch, and they hide in the long grass, waiting (For you maybe) The Dinga-dine can be horrible if he does not get fed regularly. Keep away from a starving Dinga-dine. (unless you have food) The woods can be very scary. Be warned, but enjoy the experience.
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A novel about Hulme, Manchester, England during 1959. When Teddy boys ruled and Elvis Presley was the king. Or so some people thought.
Meet Frank Slater, a moneylender's collector in the Hulme area of Manchester. Frank is nineteen, and has come into some money by stripping some lead from an old building. With the money, he buys a suit, a suit of material never seen before, It's a suit with a difference, maybe with magical qualities. This is the tale of the suit's first night out on the town, with Frank in it of course. Frank's task this night is to collect a large amount of money from a gangster, when everything goes wrong, that can go wrong. Frank trails the gangster all over Manchester, to all the shady places, meet |
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