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Level Playing Fields

Autor John Costello
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2020
Corporal Joey Webster, and ex-professional cricketer, goes AWOL from the Royal Air Force after becoming involved with a WAAF officer. He returns to life where he left off before enlisting. Read how this likeable young man mixes with the upper class at Lord's Cricket Ground during an Eton and Harrow match. Discover what happens to our all-rounder as he hob-nobs with the ladies and gents of society, and learn of the romance that follows his meeting with Lesley, a Harley Street doctor's receptionist. Join him as he is invited to play in a village cricket match and meet the quaint and colourful characters there. Feel sorrow for him as unforeseen tragedy occurs. Find out what becomes of our hero and of the Air Force's reaction to his going over the wall in this amusing, light-hearted novel set in the fifties by John Costello.
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ISBN-13: 9781393561019
ISBN-10: 1393561012
Pagini: 166
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Jaycee Books

Notă biografică

John Costello was born in Watford, Hertfordshire to Irish parents. As a young man he was engaged on the M.C.C. Young Professional Cricketer's staff at Lord's Cricket Ground and represented them in several matches at the famous Mecca of cricket prior to entering the RAF to complete his National Service. On returning to civvy street, he worked at numerous jobs: cricket coach, groundsman, insurance salesman, before retiring. It was then that he began writing as a hobby and went on to self publish some novels and short stories, mostly dealing with the theme of cricket. Recently though, he has written a novel about life in general, drawing upon his interests in drama and music which will soon be made available, besides other titles. At present his true story PHONE CALL TO SINATRA will also be made availabe soon. He now lives on the Isle of Wight.