rupertowen's review
5.0
This was a fantastic read in regards for its hidden gems. Some stories lost my interest but it certainly gave me a taste of H.E. Bates that I am now willing to explore more of. All the stories have sexual under-tones and some more prominent then others but it certainly is more grass roots lust and fancy then erotic so don't be expecting long passages describing characters or actions, it's purely rolling in the hay most of the time or chasing around near rivers - sadly the piece I felt betrayed the whole milieu of the book was the piece written by Denys Val Baker (The Editor) which was more of a schoolboy fantasy piece written kind of in the fashion for the author's own titillation rather then for any understanding of human behavior we ourselves as readers might draw from it. Do not misread my remark as being negative towards Denys, for I am grateful he put the whole book together in the first place and therefore he has earned his indulgence.
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