Although 'The Buttercup' might be classified as social history, it is far more than that and tells the moving story of one man's enterprise and charity, as well as looking inside the lives of those who worked for him. The story greatly benefits from the many personal interviews with former Buttercup staff and members of the Ewing family – many well into their eighties and nineties – with anecdotes dating back to the 1920's.

The book rarely sells on name recognition – for the Buttercup and Andrew Ewing are not well known names. However, those who have read it invariably give it excellent reviews and many tell me that they "couldn't put it down"! That is hardly surprising, since the story is sometimes beyond belief and it must be very rare for a rich man to give all his wealth away in his final ambition to die a poor man.

One reader liked the book so much that she ordered a dozen more for her friends! Author Paul Stenning called it "a tremendous piece of storytelling". Another reader stated that she read it twice, and yet another declared it : "A cracking book, and story", adding; "entreprereneur who absolutely insists he wants to die poor? Gold dust".

It is not for me to rate my own book. That is a judgement for others, but based on the feedback I have received from, it appears to be well worth a read.