Be Lucky!

by Peter Foreman

The book tells the story of the author's relationship with his father, whose harrowing experiences in World War II resulted in post-traumatic stress. Add to this the father's struggle to resist the temptation to follow his brother in a life of crime and it is easy to understand why the impact of the author's childhood lasted through his adulthood. There are early encounters with Battersea girls, and later romantic relations as a teenager and adult.
This autobiographical narrative is set in the turbulent streets of south London, and moves to Italy as the author analyses his two marriages and restless travels in a search for meaning in his life, and for what he calls "the secret of living".

Paperback

Published August 25, 2020

About the author

Born and educated in London, I attended a College of Education for teachers and obtained a teaching diploma, but decided to travel. I liked teaching English to foreign students, so I took a year's course in Christchurch College, Canterbury. Then I went abroad again to teach EFL. In Rapallo a scholastic publisher published several books of short fiction for students and activity books, which sold well. De Agostini took over the publisher. I also had a story in book form published by OUP - "The Mystery of Allegra".
I married an Italian and we have a daughter.
I started to write novels and found agents, but had no luck, so decided to self-publish on Amazon Kindle.
I am semi-retired and continuing to write and publish short stories, essays and poems.