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Dripping Honey

by John Clayton

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Softcover
£9.49
Hardcover
£18.99
Softcover
£9.49

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 22/12/2009

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 172
ISBN : 9781449049911
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 172
ISBN : 9781449049904

About the Book

Dripping Honey is the story of a young boy’s obsession with the arrival of black American GIs into his hometown in 1942. He experiences the infectious energy and distinctive rhythms imported by the visitors and recounts the excitement, confusion, sexual tension and racial confrontation which disrupt the stark routine of working class family life.

 

Based on a true story, Dripping Honey is a stirring and sometimes heart-rending account of the vagaries of wartime subsistence in Britain. It reveals the inexorable yielding of adults to profit from adversity and is a reminder of children’s relentless pursuit of adventure.

About the Author

The author was born and bred in Burton-on-Trent and now lives in Guildford close to his two daughters and two sons.