The Pineapple King of Jarrow: & other stories from the... by Alex Ferguson

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The drama series 'My Uncle Freddy' ran for six years on BBC Radio Four and won the Writer's Guild Award for Comedy & Light Entertainment.
This book contains the first five stories of the Jarrow born author's transmogrified childhood during the Great Depression. However, he was... read more

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Uncle Freddy: of Jarrow

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The Pineapple King of Jarrow

For the Honour of the Family

Another Woman's Child

Our Mam's Birthday

Red Sails in the Sunset

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Alex Ferguson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: IRON Press
Country: England
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0906228-921
Page Count: 168

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Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical

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& other stories from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series 'My Uncle Freddie'

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