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Dennis Carey
Biography
Like most of the characters in the book, I was born in County Mayo, Ireland. My family moved to Coventry, England when I was very young and they were responsible enough to bring me with them.
My wife and I moved down the road to Northamptonshire about 20 years ago.
For 30 years I taught, for a short while in Secondary Schools and more substantially in Further Education.
A cliche is required: writing has been a lifelong ambition. Every summer during my own time as a pupil in secondary education, my mother bought me a new fountain pen to start the academic year. Examining each pen, I would wonder if this was going to be the pen I would write my first book with. Then someone invented laptop computers. My first book has now been written. No fountain pen involved.
The idea for The Ditcher comes from long-past discussions with my father, who did drive one of the machines. I only wish I had taken detailed notes.
My wife and I moved down the road to Northamptonshire about 20 years ago.
For 30 years I taught, for a short while in Secondary Schools and more substantially in Further Education.
A cliche is required: writing has been a lifelong ambition. Every summer during my own time as a pupil in secondary education, my mother bought me a new fountain pen to start the academic year. Examining each pen, I would wonder if this was going to be the pen I would write my first book with. Then someone invented laptop computers. My first book has now been written. No fountain pen involved.
The idea for The Ditcher comes from long-past discussions with my father, who did drive one of the machines. I only wish I had taken detailed notes.
Where to find Dennis Carey online
Website: http://dmcarey.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @dmpcarey
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/denniscarey1
Blog: http://dmcarey.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @dmpcarey
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/denniscarey1
Blog: http://dmcarey.wordpress.com/
Where to buy in print
Books
The Ditcher
by Dennis Carey
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 83,570.
Language:
English.
Published: May 25, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
A nostalgic 1950s tale of father and son joining the Irish peat industry in its most difficult challenge yet: the boglands of County Mayo.