75: BECOMING 75 : AN ENGLISHMAN'S YEAR.

by Kerry Tombs

It is the beginning of 2020, and Kerry Tombs (the author of the highly successful Ravenscroft Victorian Crime Novels) is looking forward to the coming year, which will see him reach the age of 75. He decides to keep a daily account of the year, and dreams of the many places he intends to visit and the interesting events that are to come. But then quite unexpectedly the unforeseen happens , and the world is faced with an alarming calamity that will change lives for ever. Join Kerry as he, and his wife,take you around his home town of Ludlow, explore the beautiful Shropshire countryside, experience the new restrictions, face up to the frustrating world of modern technology, and look forward to the birth of their granddaughter,. He also recalls events in his past, whilst looking hesitantly into the future. This daily account of becoming 75 in Middle England in the year 2020, is sometimes amusing, controversial, informative and always entertaining.

263 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2021

About the author

Kerry Tombs was born in Smethwick in 1945, and after a career in teaching in both England and Australia, moved to Malvern in 1982, where he became a genealogist, lecturer and bookseller. He has set THE MALVERN MURDERS in a variety of Malvern locations including St.Ann's Well, Malvern College, British Camp and Priory Church - and in the nearby villages of Colwall and Mathon and town of Ledbury. Kerry moved to Brittany in 2005.

Reviews

[Leslie Needham · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read all the Inspector Ravenscroft mysteries by Kerry Tombs and thoroughly enjoyed them all.I couldn't leave it at that without finding out what made the author tick. Kerry Tombs comes across to me as a genuinely likeable bloke with no airs and graces.He obviously has a vivid imagination,and great skill in creating excellent stories in the murder mystery genre.
This personal diary of life for him and his family in his 75th year has all manner of emotion.His view of current life during this year of the Corona Virus.Along with his politics,musical taste,favourite food,he gives his philosophy on life,both present and past. His regular walks and drives with his wife in his beloved Shropshire and neighbouring counties, give pictures of contentment yet sometimes amusing annoyance with some aspects of the modern world we all live in.
This is what I would call an interesting,comfortable read and I genuinely connected and empathised with a great many of his views and opinions.Thank you Kerry Tombs.Enjoy the rest of your retirement.I will miss Samuel Ravenscroft very much indeed.