1984

Made in Yorkshire #7

by James Farner

Richard Warren has turned thirty. Twenty years on from the beginnings of a strange and wonderful tale and he finds himself with a family in Yorkshire again. Far away from the dark depravity of life in London, Richard is only now beginning to retake the reins of a normal life.

But as the miner’s strike rears its head, enemies from the past return to haunt Richard one last time. His brother Peter launches himself into the action for the ultimate showdown between the traditional working classes and the establishment. Whilst Richard does his best to stick to his novel writing and cultivating a relationship with his son Jack, the gruelling stalemate gradually drags him back into a world he thought he’d escaped.

With a family under threat from all sides, Richard must put aside his desires for a quiet life in Yorkshire. But if he is to triumph this time, he might have to give up one of the most precious things he has left.

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)
1976 (Made in Yorkshire Book 5)
1981 (Made in Yorkshire Book 6)
1984 (Made in Yorkshire Book 7)

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2015

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

[victoria Norton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointed

There are spoilers here.

I have read every book in the series and on a whole enjoyed doing so but I must say this last book disappointed me.
It had quite a few grammatical errors with wrong words. On one page "Hunslet" had become "Unslet".
There were continuity, chronological errors where fixed events were meant to happen so far in advance and then happened at different times with no explanation.
Another error was Richard setting off on a train to see his brother in Maltby but then we hear he is on a train to Ripon. This is a different direction.
The main character of Richard became more and more unlikeable and spoke to his wife terribly. She paid him an allowance apparently and yet he stayed at home doing nothing...no housework or anything. Who knows what happened when his wife was on leave? I wonder if they ever went out or away!
There was in the end a lot of things that were unbelievable, I was surprised Peter had a passport, never having gone abroad before. I was surprised Jessica tolerated Richards behaviour.
Lastly, having read a few Kindle books it would be nice to have pages and not location marks and an X-Ray facility.