Nosy

About the Book

This book follows a young boy who grew up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and a set of circumstances that happened in The Grange School in Seacroft. The year is 1949 and children were coming to school, some of them who had lost their fathers in the war. It was a poor time, but as months passed, things got better. This young lad made curiosity get the better of him. At the age of twenty-three, he had reached the top of his chosen trade, and so he decides to visit his Aunt in Australia and try his luck there. Luck remained on his side as his inquisitiveness and curiosity led him to untold riches.

About the Author

Kenneth Turpin was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire in1942. Up to the end of the WWII, he lived in Berwick-upon-Tweed and Aberdeen, as his father was serving in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Then they came back to live in Seacroft, Leeds. Turpin attended the Grange school on Seacroft Green, and Cross Gates Secondary Modern School in Cross Gates. He left school to serve his apprenticeship at John Curtis and Sons. At the age of seventeen, the author also served in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers, in the Regiment his father was in. From there, the author has traveled from one country to another. Presently, Turpin now lives in Devon, England.