Peter Tinniswood (1936–2003)

A quick bit of fun is how I'd describe this little book. Coming off a high from a book I didn't want to finish I needed a special sort of book as a followup and here I had the perfect choice! Mort is a garrulous old sod who loves to reminisce about the past, when everything was bigger and better. Give him an attentive audience and he's away, especially if he also has a 'pint of the best' in his hand. His long-suffering nephew Carter has a week off work and this dynamic duo spend the time driving around the countryside of Northern England. The story had me chuckling over Mort's bigoted reflections on life and the righteousness of his own opinions. Uncle Mort is the sort of man that most would have a love/hate relationship with and we don't meet many of his ilk anymore these days....which is possibly a pity :)… (more)