Eight Geordie pensioners unleashed in the Big Smoke... what could possibly go wrong?




OPAC (Old Persons Adventure Club) consists of four married couples. They call themselves the 'Ensemble'. They are a reading club. To celebrate their reading of Pickwick Papers they organise a trip to London to visit Charles Dickens' house in Doughty Street. Travelling by train each station presents then with a different outlook on life. In their younger days they did sterling work in science and technology. One of them is a knight of the realm. To those familiar with their different areas of expertise they are minor celebrities.




Who do they meet on their journey?

What happens to them when they arrive?

Will they ever make it back to the Toon?




This book will tickle your ribs and break your heart strings.