Behind the Counter: More Than a Saturday Job

Behind the Counter is a warm and nostalgic memoir about growing up, friendship, grief, and finding confidence in unexpected places.

At sixteen, James Burton takes a Saturday job at a small Baker's Oven bakery on Rye Lane in Peckham, South London. What begins as a way to earn a little pocket money soon becomes far more than a job. Over the next nineteen years, through the changing fortunes of Baker's Oven and Greggs, he experiences the laughter, challenges and life lessons that come from work...