Windlass in my belt - A Canal Adolescence

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Windlass in My Belt-A Canal Adolescence

By John Thorpe

An autobiographical and evocative tale of a young boy's journey into manhood set against the background of the Midland canal system in the 1950s and 60s. An enduring passion begins with early family trips and the purchase by his parents of a canalside cottage at Stoke Bruerne. It tells of his acceptance into the canal community and gives a vivid account on life on, and journeys in, a working boat.

A beautifully written eulogy to friendship and the lost world of working boats. 

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