Christopher Jessop has used memories of North Hinksey primary school in his first novel, A Summer Break (Springboard, £8.99. He recalls the “clatterlatch lobby”, the “moany coke stove”, and a traditional lady teacher, – well-meaning and inspiring, always firmly in command.
The story is set in St Bride’s Bay on the Pembrokeshire coast, where he has lived since 2000.
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