A. Charlton Mainstone
If one imagines, a group of ladies and gentlemen with age on their side, in conversation with each other, hailing from many different backgrounds, and with enough time to share their past, then the result will be a smorgasbord of humorous experiences, shaped and coloured by their individual skills and interests. Narratives with each other will often prompt and resurrect from the depths of their memories, the recall of events that meant so much to them when they were younger. From those who grew up on a farm, familiar with the old country craft skills and knowledge of nature that made life fascinating, and others that had a scientific inquisitiveness that attracted them like a magnet to watch and study wild life behaviour and to understand principles that make, for example, a sonic boom or the psychology of life, through to those that survived escapades in World War II Forces, will delight readers with their tales of adventure. The book is written to be an easy, freshly interesting, educating and often humorous read full of contemplation and wisdom; a treasure trove of memories that should warm the cockles of everybody’s heart. These elderly stalwarts, most who have sadly already gone, and those very few who still remain for only the shortest of time now, should not be forgotten, devalued or dismissed by generations who follow on, as their tales can still be thought provoking, entertaining and inspirational.
