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All This and Froghall Too
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The Reviews

"THERE'S FROGHALL UP THE CALDON"

The Reviews

The bill for all the wasted
water is in the post.........
(INLAND WATERWAYS)

 

Once in a lifetime a literary work
of genius pierces the gloom like a
blinding light... But don't dash out
& buy sunglasses in this particular
case...(THE GUARDIAN BOOK CRITIC)

 

This has set our cause back
over a hundred years......
(ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS)

 

 

 

 

We wish to disassociate
ourselves completely from
the recipes contained in
this document.....
(GOURMET'S WEEKLY)
What these two know about boating could be written on the back of a
postage stamp and still leave room for the address..(BARGEES MONTHLY)

 

There is nothing like a good tale of
danger and adventure afloat......and
this is nothing like a good tale of
danger and adventure afloat.
(NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE)
As tales of ADVENTURE, DANGER and COURAGE go - this one never even started.
(KNITTING FOR BEGINNERS)

 

 

 

Far too many big words......(THE SUN)
These two are to Adventure
what Margaret Thatcher is
to Break Dancing.............
(STOCKPORT MESSENGER)

 

Reading this account brought the
memories flooding back of MY own
first voyage....and made me feel
just as sick..(CAPTAIN OF THE QE2)

 

 

 

A roistering, fun filled,
laughter-packed piece of
brilliance....Read it!!!
(THE ENSIGN'S LONG SUFFERING
BANK MANAGER)

 

 

 

A BIT OF SEX AND VIOLENCE AND THIS
WOULD HAVE BEEN A BEST SELLER....(Playboy)
I enjoyed the texture of the paper,
and the typing. What more can I say?
(GEOFFREY ARCHER)

 

So that's what you get up
to when my back's turned.
(THE CAPTAIN'S WIFE)
A literary masterpiece
of outstanding mediocrity.
(TIMES SUPPLEMENT)

 

 

This reminds me of MY epic voyage........(THE CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC)