That Damned Fly
A Life In Verse
Published on 28. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-1-80514-390-1 (ISBN)
Description
Life is full of ups and downs.
Gary Powell reflects on a secure but challenging start in life followed by a police career that took him all over the United Kingdom and the world, witnessing the aftermath of many significant events. These reflections are often in verse ranging from crime and riot to the lighter side of life featuring everyday issues that concern us all be it: the lack of high street banks to the taxman or the need for an English national anthem to the magnificence of St Paul's Cathedral.
The poems will make you laugh or shed a tear; and reflect life in modern-day Britain.
Gary Powell reflects on a secure but challenging start in life followed by a police career that took him all over the United Kingdom and the world, witnessing the aftermath of many significant events. These reflections are often in verse ranging from crime and riot to the lighter side of life featuring everyday issues that concern us all be it: the lack of high street banks to the taxman or the need for an English national anthem to the magnificence of St Paul's Cathedral.
The poems will make you laugh or shed a tear; and reflect life in modern-day Britain.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80514-390-1 (9781805143901)
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Person
Gary Powell is a retired London police officer and now resides in North Norfolk. He has published five books to date, mainly on true crime and London History with his first crime fiction novel being released in January 2024. He is a guide at St Paul's Cathedral, a public speaker and a member of the Crime Writers Association.