Author Description

This autobiography of the author of Alfie covers his early life, his family's move from Ireland to England and his writing career from the initial difficult stages to the success he enjoyed later. by 1945, published and broadcast a number of stories and his first book A roof over your head was in its third impression. forgotten Irish folklore and leads to a description of his family's emigration when he was 4 years old. The book also covers his years in Bolton during World War I and his Catholic schooldays.