willo Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 you might also like pratt of the argus & the cucumber man by david nobbs,set in the 1950s south yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAT Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 anyone got a copy I can buy or know where I can get hold of one,just looked on ebay but none there. Both books were sold in the "sheffield newspaper shop" when on york st. sheffield newspapers may still have copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwragg Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 anyone got a copy I can buy or know where I can get hold of one,just looked on ebay but none there. If you type in "Jack the lad" on this page... http://library.sheffield.gov.uk/uhtbin/webcat .. it provides a few places that apparently have copies of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooeg Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 anyone got a copy I can buy or know where I can get hold of one,just looked on ebay but none there. I bought a copy a few years ago in the winter gardens behind the Town Hall. John Wragg was in at the time, not looking very well. He was chatting to someone so I didn't bother getting him to sign it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishmaid Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I got both books off Amazon ( Weerz me Dad and Mam ), read one and cried and laughed all at the same , brilliant ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Just ordered Weerz Me Dad off Amazon. Sounds like I'm in for a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie 69 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i enjoyed it and also weerz me mom too verry funny:thumbsup::thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxydebs Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Just reading weerz me dad, borrowed it from library and have to agree it is a good book and gives you an insight into what life was like back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Just finished reading this. It was excellent. I've not laughed out loud at a book since reading Bill Bryson. It brings to life the childhood of my older family members for me and what touched me was the way that the very poor would still give to those worse off than them. It's so personal too. Well done, Fred, a credit to Sheffield and Sheffielders, and RIP. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hetty Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I have read this book about six times and laughed and cried in the same place every time!!! It has travelled all over the world, as I have lent it to friends as a holiday read.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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