This unique and evocative memoir is certain to amuse, entertain and fascinate. Compiled as a collection of short stories it gives vibrant insights into a life-long endeavour to escape the constraints and influences of English village life. Humour, compassion, a sprinkling of melancholy and a vivid portrayal of a fulfilling life from 1941 to the present-day transports the reader around the world. Meet the colourful characters, visit the Secondary Modern School, the workplace of a fourteen-year-old Office Junior, accompany the newly-qualified teacher into the classroom, visit the home of the Tribal Wife and journey to Australia as a 10 immigrant. There is much more to be discovered and enjoyed in this honest and absorbing account of one person's quest to discover The World Outside."