Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, Ronald Blythe (1969; NYRB Classics, 2015). I was raised by wolves, so all too often I only discover impressive people via their eulogies. I had never heard of Johnny Cash until 2003, and when Norm Macdonald died and everyone started posting
Lovely piece. Makes me want to read it again - I first read it in the 60’s and didn’t realise it was a contemporary account, I thought it was all about life in the 30’s and earlier. Years later, we ended up as neighbours of Ronnie - he lived about a mile away, at Bottengoms, in Wormingford - and good friends. A lovely man.
Lovely piece. Makes me want to read it again - I first read it in the 60’s and didn’t realise it was a contemporary account, I thought it was all about life in the 30’s and earlier. Years later, we ended up as neighbours of Ronnie - he lived about a mile away, at Bottengoms, in Wormingford - and good friends. A lovely man.