Pommy Bastard!

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Abysmal antipodean antics
Review added by
Rich Goodman

Let's not get too serious
Review added by
Joe Stibbs

A geezer-lit Hero for the baby boomer bloke

Authors:
John H Livings

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Description:
Meet Archibald Winston Spinks.

The year is 1973 and never having left the UK before, young Archie sets sail aboard the SS Kioni for a three month voyage around the world. As the newest member of the on-board entertainment team, Archie is quick to suss out the form. In no time at all, he is wholeheartedly embracing life at sea, partaking, as he does, in the whirlwind visits to numerous port hostelries for liquid sustenance, the sampling of a myriad of illicit substances and making the most of all-too-willing female passengers' attention.

Cleverly juxtaposed with Archie's recollections of his middle years, we build up a picture of his life; a roller-coaster of excess mixed with living 'by the seat of his pants'. His time at sea notwithstanding, a career in advertising has left him disillusioned with the rat race and searching for something more in life.

John H Livings gives us a central character that is impossible to resist. We wince as trouble looms on the horizon and share Archie's relief as he 'gets away with it' one more time. The numerous scrapes and misadventures are described with razor-sharp wit, which is nonetheless infused with a warm and affecting humanity.