John Smith - Our Local Author
John Smith lives at Colonsay, Kirton Road, Egmanton. He has written a book
'Violets' as a memoir
charting the life of a boy born in the war years to a small tenant farmer on the
Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border using horses to work the land and hand-milking
cows and without mains electricity. This boy fails the 11+ but goes on to become
a qualified accountant and a senior consultant with the international firm of
Price Waterhouse.
Click on the links below to see articles by or about John:
Violets can be bought from John’s website
www.jgwalkersmith.co.uk for
£11.99. The website has links to a synopsis of the work and a brief note about
the author. Anyone not wishing to access the web can obtain a copy from the
author directly on 01777 871226 or 07966 22594. Violets is also obtainable from
Amazon at £14.99 or from the public library where it is listed on their
supplier’s website “Askeys”
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