CHAPTER ONE ~ The Poacher
Read aloud by the author, coming soon
i. Joe Tibbetts senior ~ Carlisle 1928 - 1934

 CHAPTER TWO  ~ Rede Me and Be Nott Wrothe, for I Saye No Thynge But Trothe
Contains strong language and adult content that some readers may find upsetting. Foreword read aloud by the author, coming soon
i. Seidensticker ~ Tokyo 1975
ii Sleeping with U Thant ~ Madras 1966

CHAPTER THREE ~ The Persistence of Ego ~ South India 1990
Chapter One, read aloud by the author , coming soon
i Moorthy Junior ~ Ootacamund 1990
ii The Lawyer and The Letter
iii Remember me!

CHAPTER FOUR ~ The Habit of a Lifetime ~ France 1998
Chapter Two, read aloud by the author, coming soon
i The Bulwark Shore
ii Pas de plage, pas de piste
iii On the Road Again
iv The Farmer’s Wife
v The Habit of a Lifetime

CHAPTER FIVE ~ The Promiscuous Weed ~ England 1702-1850
Chapter Three, read aloud by the author , coming soon
i. The Sicilian Weed
ii. Bobart’s Dragon
iii. Bobart’s Legacy
iv. The Promiscuous Weed
v. Etna Come to Oxfordshire

CHAPTER SIX ~ The Boy on the Train ~ England & Scotland 1928
Chapter Four, read aloud by the author , coming soon
i. The Permanent Way
ii The Race to the North
ii. The Trains
iii. The Record
iv. The Royal Highlander
v. The Block System
vi. Border Crossing
vii. For the Want of a Pin
viii. On the Down Line Going North

CHAPTER SEVEN ~ The Knave of Clubs ~ England, India, Europe 1903-1955
Chapter Five, read aloud by the author, coming soon
i . The Knave of Clubs
ii. The Great Game
iii. A Good War
iv. Solomon at the Board of Trade

CHAPTER EIGHT ~ Adelstrop ~ England 2001
Contains strong language and adult content that some readers may find upsetting. Chapter Six, read aloud by the author, coming soon
i. Kireji
ii. Lest we forget
iii.Tamerlane
iv.The Nuclear Option
v. Breakfast of Champions

CHAPTER NINE ~ WannaCry ~ England 2017
Contains strong language and adult content that some readers may find upsetting. Chapter Seven, read aloud by the author, coming soon
i. Busy dying
ii.The Blame Game
iii.The Bench Mounted Pillar Drill
iv.The Lost Weekend
v. The Permanent Wave
vi. The Soul of the New Machine
vii. The Sea

CHAPTER TEN ~ My Secret Life ~ London
Contains strong language and adult content that some readers may find upsetting. Chapter Eight, read aloud by the author, coming soon.
COMING 1st September 2025