B Bognor Boy: How I Became an Anarchist

by Peter H. Marshall

A colourful and lyrical early memoir covering the life of Peter Marshallbetween 1946 and 1970. As the younger son of a hairdresser and fighter pilot(who became a racehorse trainer) he describes his family background as wellas what it was like growing up after World War II in Bognor Regis, a seasidetown on the Channel – the sunniest place in Britain. The memoir vividly shows how a boarding grammar school in the Sussex Downstried unsuccessfully to make him conform. After a year training in London,he travelled in the Merchant Navy as a Purser Cadet around the world whichboth depressed and inspired him. This was followed by teaching English inDakar, Sénégal, where his love life flourished and he discovered Africa. Hereturned to London at the height of the ‘swinging sixties’, a period ofpersonal and social liberation, and took a degree in French, Spanish andEnglish. Always a rebel and feeling the world could be a much better place, PeterMarshall’s compelling journey takes us from the sunny beaches of Bognor,around the world and back to England, during which time he develops a visionof radical and peaceful change.

277 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2018

About the author

Peter Hugh Marshall (born 23 August 1946, Bognor Regis, England) is an English philosopher, historian, biographer, travel writer and poet. He has written fifteen books which are being translated into fourteen different languages. He wrote, presented and partly filmed the 6-part HTV series 'Voyage Around Africa', first shown in 1994. He also wrote and presented the two-part series 'Celtic Gold: A Voyage around Ireland' for BBC Radio Wales in 1995, which later became a book.