{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-arthur-durham-9781456774226","title":"The Life and Times of Arfer Teacake: Arfer (1932)","description":"\"Arfer Teacake\" was the cockney nickname given to the author when he was a boy. The book is an account of the most memorable episodes in the author's long life, from the aftermath of the 1914\/18 war through the Great Depression of the thirties, the 1939\/45 war and its aftermath to the financial crisis in the second millennium. It tells of his early memories of life in a sweetshop; as a schoolboy with a rifle; teenage thoughts and experiences; Fascism; the Territorial Army and the outbreak of war. During the war: - Dunkirk; the bombing of London and its effect on family life; being on a gun site; getting a Commission (Mess etiquette and the Brigadier's tea party) preparations for \"D Day\". After the war: - married life, tragic death of son, Chairman of a District Council, a reception at Buckingham Palace and surprisingly varied career with travel to the out posts of the British Empire, Switzerland, Australia, Ceylon and Turkey. Retirement years: - too much alcohol, working in a in a factory environment; visiting South Africa after Apartheid; the trial and tribulations of old age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Durham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1456774220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456774226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Arthur Durham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439235346687,"sku":"9781456774226","price":32.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a9481ca-fbc8-4888-9e3b-b74e4951fc72.jpg?v=1777176321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-arthur-durham-9781456774226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}