1969

Made in Yorkshire #2

by James Farner

Almost five years on and fifteen-year-old Richard Warren is building a fledging career as a young author. With his schooling done and a bitter unwillingness to take over the family farm, he begrudgingly accepts a job at the local newspaper, the Ripon Chronicle. His time as an apprentice takes him outside the bounds of Yorkshire for the first time and he comes into contact with the fanatical Black Liberation Division anarchist group in London. For the first time in his life, Richard wrestles with independence and first love. But just who is that old face watching him from close by?

Part of the Made in Yorkshire saga:

1964 (Made in Yorkshire Book 1)
1969 (Made in Yorkshire Book 2)
1972 (Made in Yorkshire Book 3)
1973 (Made in Yorkshire Book 4)

202 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 8, 2014

About the author

James Farner is a professional writer and draws upon his love of fiction and his love of stories that span generations. His signature series Made in Yorkshire was born out of a desire to find out ‘what happened next?’

At the end of every good film, book, or TV show the characters disappear and that’s the end of them. James isn’t alone in the desire to find out what happened to the characters afterwards.

This is how Made in Yorkshire appeared. Starting from 1953 and driving on to the modern day, James explores the different eras of Britain through his colourful cast of characters.

Prior to writing fiction, he enjoyed a career as a freelance writer. His writing has appeared online, in magazines, and in a variety of other publications.

When not writing, he can be found sketching, watching sports, and playing the tin whistle.

Reviews

[Lesle · Rating 3 out of 5]

1969 is a continuation of Richard's life (1964 the first of the series) growing into a young man. Learning the ways of a larger city and the movement of the anarchy was not Richard or anything he wanted to be. He kept his moral compass during a difficult situation to save another from definate imprisonment. Realizing he needed to return home, finish his article, and be with family he did just that, and then to turn around and get forced out of his childhood home once again at seventeen.

I personally did not care for the anarchy movement storyline and the relationships that developed from that. It does leave me wondering, at such a young age how this will impact Richard and will it turn him into a positive, productive and responsible adult? I will read the next installment of the Yorkshire series in hopes of a turn around in Richard's life."

[Dale Bay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Pretty thin. Disappointing. I'll plod on to Book 3 hoping Farner will pick up the momentum as he did in the Johann's War series.

To avoid spoilers I'm not going into specifics.

Three stars.

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[Devon · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting continuation...

I enjoyed the first book (1964) so much that I immediately bought this one to read. Though a little predictable at times, I enjoyed tailing along with Richard through his time in London... and look forward to reading the next book!

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took me less than twenty-four hours to read this book. So far, all of James Farner's book that I have read have been around 800 pages on my iPad. This page count is compared to most novels that are between 1500-1900 pages. The low page count is one reason I can read Mr. Farner's fast. The main reason is he just writes great stories.