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\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTripping Over \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eis a true story of life in post war England in the 1950s and 1960s. It tells the story of John, who grows up in the shadow of his dad, a returned war hero. John senses he is different but not in a good way and knows he has big shoes to fill. He is not coping well. Beleaguered and confused, poor judgement and clumsiness dog his every move.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003eWhen his parents visit the annual \u003ci\u003eEarl's Court Motor Show \u003c/i\u003eto buy a new car but return with a boat instead - turmoil follows. Later he is almost killed on a disastrous wild horse ride on Rotten Row but is he really guilty of the police accusation of fraud? As a teenager John explores his sexuality, only to fall in love for all the wrong reasons.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003eJohn's self-deprecating reminisces are often illuminating as the reader accompanies him on his bittersweet journey of both triumph and disaster.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003eJohn's first book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReluctant Hero\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, is about his dad, Bill, who was a Lancaster bomber pilot in WW2. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTripping Over \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eis its sequel. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex, Lies and Crazy People, \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003epublished in 2014, follows on from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTripping Over. \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eThey are all true stories. |
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