The author wrote this memoir of the eventful first twenty years of his life before he died in 2020 at the age of 84. It has been collated and completed for publication by his widow Joy. Brian Eldridge's aim was to chronicle this period in his life for his daughters and grandchildren and for Joy, as they knew little of this period of his life. As the author wrote: "This book will I hope fill in the gap with pleasant memories of me and enable them to understand the love I have for them". All proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to pancreatic cancer research.