In this collection of stories, Bill Naughton portrays a selection of
characters, including truck drivers, Irish itinerants, and lamp
lighters, in his inimitable pithy style. While each tale can be enjoyed
on its own, together they provide a wonderful picture of a postwar and
bygone era.
With descriptions so graphic the characters could be based on real
people, the lives, loves, hopes and disappointments of Naughton's
characters will keep you gripped till the last.