Long, Short and Tall: stories and poems from our lives

By Michael Hermann, David Blake and Susan Hermann

The book recalls aspects of the lives of the authors and guest contributors from the 1950s onwards. The mixture of tall tales, autobiographical short stories and poems invoke the spirit of their lives and the places in which they have lived and travelled. The English county of Nothamptonshire features significantly. As seven decades pass in the book, you will see how the world has changed, in term of expectations and daily life, and also how people change. By turns funny, thoughtful, poetic and factual, the writing will transport you on the authors' journeys.

In a wonderfully nostalgic way you will follow your own journey as well.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Hermann
• Release date: Dec 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781913740061

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