Table of Contents
1 The Library 1
2 The Wharfedale 8
3 A Tale of Three Grandfathers 15
4 Coventry 24
5 Humans v. Aliens 32
6 The Finest Hour 43
7 Grievous 54
8 Cherry Orchard 64
9 Elmwood 75
10 Maman 83
11 An Armful of Air 93
12 A Heart Thing 100
13 Always Lucky 118
14 The Age of Aquarius 128
15 Happy Days 139
16 Blessed or Cursed 150
17 Gentleman Jim 170
18 School Report 186
19 Lee Car 194
20 Easy Rider 206
21 Paperback Writer 216
22 The Crucible 226
23 Thornsett Road 241
24 A Charmed Career 256
25 You're Fired 273
26 The Judge 290
27 Like Winning the Nobel 303
28 Ruskin's View 319
29 The Apprenticeship 332
30 How Hard Could It Be? 345
31 The Plan 361
32 Four Thousand Tons 380
33 My Home in America 389
34 Out of One, Many 400
35 Great Expectations 413
36 The Treadmill 431
37 The Happiness Business 448
38 The Servant King 461
39 Die Lonely 474
40 Cloverleaf 485
41 Blue Moon 493
Epilogue 503
Bibliography 504
Acknowledgements 512
Index 513