Boy in the Long Grass
by Bradley Mill
Autobiographical fiction, the story of ‘Boy’. Take a journey with a young lad from birth, through the years of World War 2, his early boyhood and his transition to the teenage years. Hear his voice as you make this journey with him; the period is the 1940s and early 50s and what one boy experiences on a day to day basis. His trials, of which there are many, his highlights of which there are some, his friends, one in particular, a boy, called Clive, who stands beside him through all his travails.
Meet the parents, the neighbours, the good boys and the bad boys, the good girls and the bad girls, the life and the pulse of the street.
Hear him tell of his maturing from boy into teenager and the problems he encounters. How will he cope, when his parents shift him from his normal environment and his beloved long grass?
Boy - out and about
by Bradley Mill
Autobiographical fiction, the further happenings of Boy. His voice continues. Hear how he copes with the new environment, the new friends, the new disciplines. How does he manage his separation from Clive? Will he find another friend or friends?
The parents appear to have made a mistake in moving house. Hear Boy's voice tell you of his new problems. The teenage years are filled with new adventures and new companions, one in particular, Gordon. But Boy is maturing, and he must ready himself for life with a capital L. As expected, it's not easy for him. Somehow, he comes through several trials, but they just seem to continue to occur daily. Follow him into business, and the theatre and through romances or attempted romances. Meet the girls he encounters or, more particularly, pursue him on a daily basis. Meet the men who want to have encounters with him. Boy is never at peace.
Once again, the police become involved in Boy's adventures and he has to do some fancy sleuthing with a mate to resolve several issues. Will Boy find peace? Will he find a resolution to his early childhood traumas? It all unfolds in the sequel to 'Boy in the Long Grass'.