{"product_id":"9781467894876","title":"The Life and Times of \"Arfer Teacake\": \"Arfer\" (1932)","description":"“Arfer Teacake” was the cockney nickname given to the author when he was a boy. The book is an account of the most memorable episodes in the author’s long life, from the aftermath of the 1914\/18 war through the Great Depression of the thirties, the 1939\/45 war and its aftermath to the financial crisis in the second millennium.      It tells of his early memories of life in a sweetshop; as a schoolboy with a rifle; teenage thoughts and experiences; Fascism; the Territorial Army and the outbreak of war.     During the war:- Dunkirk; the bombing of London and its effect on family life; being on a gun site; getting a Commission (Mess etiquette and the Brigadier’s tea party) preparations for “D Day”.      After the war:- married life, tragic death of son, Chairman of a District Council, a reception at Buckingham Palace and surprisingly varied career with travel to the out posts of the British Empire, Switzerland, Australia, Ceylon and Turkey.      Retirement years:- too much alcohol, working in a in a factory environment; visiting South Africa after Apartheid; the trial and tribulations of old age.","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158941057264,"sku":"9781467894876","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467894876_p0.jpg?v=1763694290","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467894876","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}