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Barbara J. Blyth
As Barbara Blyth lay dying from a long illness her husband, David, promised her that he would try to complete her long held ambition of having her book published.
A Quick Fix uses the information ...view moreAs Barbara Blyth lay dying from a long illness her husband, David, promised her that he would try to complete her long held ambition of having her book published.
A Quick Fix uses the information her retired journalist husband gathered while investigating the drug scene in North Norfolk and information she gathered while working as a barmaid in several public-houses.
Born in Norwich, the daughter of a cobbler, Barbara tried many ways of providing for her two young children alone. This included becoming matron of a private school and when this closed she swiotched to working on the land.
It was while running an agricultural gang that she launched on a career of poaching to ensure her children always had meat on the table.
Her exploits at poaching were featured in a television series, A Cook On The Wild Side, with famous chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
When she re-married in 1989 she switched her attentions to supporting her husband in his career while holding employment in local retail shops. Often she would go on ‘shouts’ with her husband—taking a camera—and once had a series of photographs of a fire published in the Eastern Daily Press.
It was also at this time she revealed a talent for writing and often had theatre reviews published in the North Norfolk News.
It was this dabbling in journalism that launched her on writing A Quick Fix.view less