The Last Ball of Summer

England Will Never Be the Same

Stephen Bignell

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Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
24 March 2022

First World War fiction; Historical fiction; Sports & outdoor recreation; Cricket

ENGLAND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

Loosely based on the sad tale of the cricketers of Clifton College, whose cricket first eleven all volunteered for active service at the commencement of the First World War, suffering the inevitable consequences.

The story follows the early adventures of the cricket-mad public schoolboys of Wickham Dale, where sexual scandals are simmering beneath the surface. The boys smutty, knockabout, knob-orientated humour is a spoof of the 'Boy's Own' derring-do adventures in early C20 junior fiction, as is the underlying morality of the time, cricket etiquette and outdated values that perished on the bloody fields of Flanders and France.

Underpinning the story is the relationship between shy, introverted would-be poet Jack Bigglesworth and his childhood playmate, the liberated, free-spirited, audacious and impetuous Kitty Ketteridge.

Their subsequent fate, anguish and disillusionment of the survivors is recounted in awful detail, as is the deserved fate of the school miscreants.

By: Stephen Bignell
Imprint: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9781839759406
ISBN 10: 1839759402
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 24 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Last Ball of Summer: England Will Never Be the Same

We live in days of bluster. Deeds of men and women are seen as commodities, while promises of even greater deeds and vows of future magnificence are the real currency. The warning of destruction wrought by broken promises and jingoistic bluster permeating the novel is more relevant today than it ever was; Chris Dane - Editor, Winchmore Hill Tigers Cricket Club website