Never Pure and Seldom Simple

In this starkly humorous novel set in post World-War 2 England we experience the realities of life on the sprawling sooty streets of Yorkshire. Martin Rooney is a young man scarred by a childhood of bombings black-outs and bad news followed by three years of traumatic service in R.A.F. Bomber Command only to find equally bleak prospects for post-war employment. He signs on as an officer of the Crown and enters a world that he had never imagined a world which quickly alters his view of policemen as angels of justice.</p>Through Martin's eyes we experience drunkenness corruption crime and death viewed with gentle empathy and rare understanding. We ride with him through the bustle of life seeing facets of the criminal world not usually considered; the imperfections of a deeply flawed criminal justice system and the day to day distortion of truth and honesty which results.</p>A rich narrative by an author with intimate knowledge of the era <I>Never Pure and Seldom Simple</I> offers a glimpse into the reality of life bereft of glamour but still full of honesty warmth humor and affection.