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His book "Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village" is a fictionalised account of life in a Suffolk village from 1880 to 1966 and our family had a copy when it came out.
It was based on listening to three generations of his neighbours in the Suffolk villages of Charsfield and Debach.
He was born into rural poverty in Suffolk and his book was turned into a film by Peter Hall who also hailed from Suffolk.
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Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 07:56 - Jan 13 with 859 views
fine book, really demonstrates the changes in agriculture over the years and changes in rural community, but in a very readable way, not remotely dry or statistic driven. Did not know that he was pally with Patricia Highsmith who lived near Saxmundham for a few years. She wrote thrillers including the Ripley series.
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Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 11:16 - Jan 13 with 588 views
Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 10:57 - Jan 13 by mellowblue
fine book, really demonstrates the changes in agriculture over the years and changes in rural community, but in a very readable way, not remotely dry or statistic driven. Did not know that he was pally with Patricia Highsmith who lived near Saxmundham for a few years. She wrote thrillers including the Ripley series.
she lived in earl soham and there's a good thriller based on a fictionalised account of her time there (the crime writer by jill dawson).
And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show
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Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 12:23 - Jan 13 with 516 views
Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 11:16 - Jan 13 by lowhouseblue
she lived in earl soham and there's a good thriller based on a fictionalised account of her time there (the crime writer by jill dawson).
That's right, it was one of her ficional characters lived near Sax. An account of her time there probably did not need to be too fictionalised, she was quite an eccentric character.
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Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 12:37 - Jan 13 with 484 views
Ronald Blythe of Akenfield fame on 12:23 - Jan 13 by mellowblue
That's right, it was one of her ficional characters lived near Sax. An account of her time there probably did not need to be too fictionalised, she was quite an eccentric character.
i'm a fan of highsmith but i suspect she was quite bonkers. from memory i think 'the crime writer' includes her snail obsession for example.
And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show
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