Lancashire Laughter and Tears

In this collection of poems, memories, and stories, Lancashire actor and author Dave Dutton explores both sides of his home county: from the funny to the sad and with emphasis of the town where he was born - Atherton.The grief evoked by the Pretoria pit disaster at Christmas is counterbalanced by the hilarious poem about the stunned Lancashire couple who inadvertently gave birth to a Yorkshireman!A doomed factory chimney seems to take on a life of its own; a seaside shell evokes memories of...