Ditty Box

Ditty Box

by Sue Perkins
Publication Date: 10/04/2022

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A pregnant woman, her partner in the Royal Navy and World War 1 approaching. A dubious mixture for a happy future.


Phil Field loses his job on a fishing boat, and he is desperate for a new beginning to his personal and employment life, but jobs are hard to find in turn-of-the-century Devon and he turns to alcohol to forget his troubles. However, he is attacked and left unconscious on the side of the road. Enid discovers him and kindly nurses him back to health. As they spend time together, they develop a strong friendship. Eventually, Phil enlists in the Royal Navy and Enid promises to write to him. Little does Phil know, Enid has secretly fallen in love with him. As World War 1 looms over their relationship, will Enid find the courage to express her feelings before Phil departs for war? The sailors of that time carried ditty boxes to hold their personal belongings, a detail reflected in the book's title.

ISBN:
9780995149069
9780995149069
Category:
Adventure
Publication Date:
10-04-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Caishel Books
Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins is perhaps best known for being one quarter of double act Mel and Sue, where she plays the part of Mel. Together, the pair have bounced, shouted and gurned their way through countless hours of television, most memorably Light Lunch and its later counterpart, the imaginatively titled Late Lunch. Over the years, Sue has worked on a wide range of solo projects, including documentaries on art, popular fiction and history.

In 2008 she appeared on the BBC show Maestro, culminating in her conducting at the Last Night of the Proms. She has also collaborated with food-critic Giles Coren on the Supersizers series, where the duo power-ate their way through five centuries of lungs, livers and testicles whilst half-cut on sherry. In the last couple of years, Sue has travelled extensively throughout Asia, driving the Ho Chi Minh Trail, exploring the length of the Mekong River and getting felt up by a Cambodian hermit.

She is a regular contributor to Have I Got News For You, Just a Minute, QI and The News Quiz and has been crowned, officially, the World's Greatest Liar, in a hard-fought contest in Cumbria. She is also the main presenter of Game of Thrones companion after show, Thronecast. Oh, and apparently she did some hugely successful cake show on BBC1!

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