About Mules; Masters & Mud: The Continuing Story of The Quarry Bank Runaways by G J Griffiths:
Mules; Masters & Mud is the sequel to The Quarry Bank Runaways and continues the story of Thomas Priestley and Joseph Sefton through the succeeding three decades after their flight from Styal to London. As young adults and then as they continue to mature through various events we discover how life treats them and their families. Their hopes and ambitions meet some of the trials and tribulations of the 19th century.
MULES; MASTERS & MUD
WARNING! This book may contain NUTS! (Non-Uniform Text Speech)
In other words speech in what some have called “Olde English Vernacular”. It is spoken by characters in the book from the North, the Midlands and the South of England. There is a glossary at the end of the book to help if you can rise to the challenge. It adds shades of colour to this 19th century story that you may not be expecting.
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Author Bio:
G J Griffiths is a retired science teacher with some early working experience of the photographic industry. Born in the UK he enjoys reading most genres of fiction such as sci-fi, crime/detective thrillers, historical and wildlife stories. Non-fiction reading mainly includes scientific or historical books. Walking in the English, Scottish or Welsh countryside with binoculars ready for bird-watching or other wildlife is a particular pleasure. Seeing badgers and otters in the wild recently was an exciting first.
His first novel was Fallen Hero and the So What! series of three books followed and which are all focussed around the fictitious Birch Green High School. More recent works include poetry: Dizzyrambic Imaginings, two illustrated children’s sci-fi stories about ant-size aliens and historical novels based upon real characters from the Industrial Revolution period: The Quarry Bank Tales.