Peter Bentley asked Harry Nicholson:

Hi Harry Just to let you know that my Dad is loving reading your memoirs. He has just completed You'll See Wonders. As a cadet with Brocklebanks, at the same time as your time, he is amazed at the similarities of your stories and his recollections. Dad moved onto T&J Harrisons for the majority of his sea going life. I have just bought him book 3 so look forward to his reviews. Thanks for writting your stories down?

Harry Nicholson Thank you, Peter. It is a delight to hear from a reader. I'm reassured enough to carry on with book 4- which might be complete before the year ends. Then I can get back to writing historical novels, which is where I began (Tom Fleck and its sequel, Black Caravel)

Perhaps I met your father in some Eastern watering hole. His name rings a bell. Brocklebanks had a radio officer called Roger Bentley - I relieved him on the Malabar, a sam-boat.
The Radio Officers Association has a reunion in Liverpool next week. I'll be attending. It should be interesting at the bar with all those greybeards, trying to make one pint last all night..

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