An enduring human story​
Grockle is an immersive story that transports readers from London's 1970's gritty underworld to rural North Devon and its indigenous characters. A journey of personal transformation. .
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.... the main character, Liam, is a contradiction between his modus operandi in gangland London to the warmth, humour and genuine love that he finds in escaping to North Devon.....
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....lots of twists and turns, especially with the London element. A truly heart-warming read that you won't want to put down ....
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... the book beautifully captures the atmosphere of North Devon; I really felt the main characters' growing love for the area. The quirky people he meets along the way make you chuckle, and the love story is lovely...
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.... it's the type of book you don't want to put down, full of characters who are believable and true to life .....
Barry S Dowding
Those who know North Devon well will know that a Grockle is a slightly derogatory Devonian name for a visitor, a name that could not be used to describe Barry, who has lived in North Devon for so long that he can only be described as a local. Barry has written many short stories, but Grockle is his first published novel.
Sales profits will be donated to the research into Alzheimer's disease
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