CHAPTER SIXTEEN MY FINAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter Sixteen -

My final acknowledgments

Do you know that bit at the end of the film when the credits role, and you’re about to walk out, or turn the telly off – and then, boom, there’s a few extra hidden and secret scenes.

Well – this is nothing like that!

But it is a special little chapter tucked away at the very – honest – end of my first published book.

It is true, and as you can now surely testify, that a book is never really finished – it just gets published – and so phew, it is.

Before, I do leave you, I just have to offer some final thanks – and I’m sure you will all know who it’s to.

Yes, that’s right – all those people who make everything worthwhile. My parents of course, Tony and Beth, who set me along on this crazy path, and many others who I have met along the way – most of you have already been mentioned, so don’t keep reading in further hope – and of course my one and only, Ali.

She has shared in some of these escapades and has also had the wisdom to just let me get on with the vast majority of them, hoping – I hope – that I’ll return safely, and with most of what I departed with.

Without her, I truly would not have been able to have enjoyed these adventures as much – and she has of course been with me on my greatest adventure.

And, speaking of which, finally, finally, a nod to our dear cherubs, Wallace, Campbell, Annabelle, Maddy, Georgie and Toby.

Please read this when you’re old enough, and when you are well past the age where you feel you need to judge your dear father.

That my dear readers, is that.

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FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE AUTHOR

My good friends, Dave and Alistair toasting the success of my first book, Gentlemen, I give you … at one of the many launch events.

They could easily be the subject of a truly fascinating book or research project maybe.

This was taken at the Cross Foxes, Trawsfynydd, North Wales – and is as fine a Welsh pub and hostelry as you could wish for.

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Finally, we would like to bring to your attention that Chris is hoping to publish his second book later this year.

Watch out for “Three Men and a Stoat” in 2022.

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