Book description
The enchanting sequel to A Countryman's Lot, which told the story of
Max Hardcastle's move to the Yorkshire Dales and the richness of life as
an antiques dealer, The Luck of a Countryman contains an array of
eccentric characters and curious situations which are guaranteed to
delight and amuse. Old favourites reappear in new -- and sometimes
alarming -- situations. And a myriad of new personalities join in the
ups and downs of life in the Dales. Life is not all plain sailing, but
the Hardcastles join in wholeheartedly with the trials and triumphs that
beset the peaceful village of Ramsthwaite. How will they ever shift
Thievin' Jack's van from the pond? And wil the wedding of the year go
off smoothly? Max Hardcastle was born in the old West Riding of
Yorkshire, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. He started
collecting antiques at an early age, hoarding his treasures - including
a five-foot stuffed crocodile - in a disused hen house, known ever after
as the 'junk hut'. After National Service and a brief period working for
an engineering company, Max and his family heard the call of the
Yorkshire Dales, where they bought a cottage, hung out their sign -
Bullpen Antiques - and made a happy living for many years. Max and his
family now live in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, with two dogs, two ponies
and an ever-fluctuating population of hens, ducks and pigeons. His only
regret is that he no longer has contents of his treasured 'junk hut'.
