I Don’t Like Corn Flakes, or Mum’s New Spectacles
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. This book covers the second period of the twentieth century, up to modern day. Some stories contain swearwords, so be warned. I could also, write this book in the following fashion, pre war, wartime and post war. All the stories are fact, with the exception of “The Cruise”, also “Don’t Wave We Are British”, and these stories were related to me by the crew, mainly Tanner. ‘I don’t like Corn flakes’ in this story I explain why I didn’t like them the way my father dished them up. Have you ever been frightened by your mother, I loved my mother very much but when I was a child, she frightened the life out of me, in “Mum’s New Spectacles.” Have you ever yearned for something that you couldn’t have, I always fancied a bloater, (smoked herring) but never did get the chance to have one when I was young. Some ladies with whom I have had friendships, have no regard for husbands or boyfriends, so it was not unlikely that the first girl I met as a girlfriend, sent me a Dear John as soon as I volunteered for the Navy. I have tried to express the humorous side of war, so hope you laugh, but one can’t go through life without a bit of sadness, and I have written about that in “Cindy”, and “Lorna Dear Lorna”, I feel that it is time to put this baby to bed, and allow other people to read it. For adult readers only, my stories cover the last century, to the present time, from when i was a boy to when i grew up into a man
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I Don’t Like Corn Flakes, or Mum’s New Spectacles covers the second period of the twentieth century, up to the present. The book is organized by the appropriate time periods, pre-war, wartime, and post war. All the stories are factual, with the exception of The Cruise and Don’t Wave, We Are British because these stories were told to the author by the crew.
I Don’t Like Corn Flakes tells the story of the author’s younger years, ending with a very whimsical episode involving a sample of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and his father. It captures the essence of growing up in the 1930s in England. If you have you ever been frightened by your mother, you’ll shake your head in agreement as you read Mum’s New Spectacles. The author loved his Mum very much, but, there were definitely times when they didn’t quite understand each other.
These stories capture a time long gone filled with interesting characters and touching, yet funny experiences that bring the essence of the author’s life to the reader. From his first serious girlfriend who sent him a Dear John as soon as he volunteered for the Navy to his stories of World War II, the author has expressed the human side of his experiences.
About the Author
John Buster was born in 1925 and has lived through the remainder of the twentieth century. He is still alive and kicking. Mr. Buster is now retired and living on the south coast of England.