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Life on a Dartmoor Scrapyard - The Later Years
Peggy Harris's highly successful first book, Life on a Dartmoor Scrapyard: The Early Years, tells the story of her life growing up near Chagford on the legendary Lettaford scrapyard owned by her father, Sam Harris. Sam, whose reputation spread far beyond
the bounds of Dartmoor, and who is remembered with affection to this day, died in 1988, so it might be easy to think that's where the story ends. But nothing could be further from the truth. Sam may have gone; the scrapyard may be a mere shadow of its former self; but quite the opposite can be said of Peggy. This book recalls her struggle to move on into adulthood and to make a life for herself and her daughter Clare in the face of great adversity. Some of what is here makes tough reading, but even during the darkest days Peggy's resilience and strength of character shine through.
Life on a Dartmoor Scrapyard - The Later Years
Peggy Harris's highly successful first book, Life on a Dartmoor Scrapyard: The Early Years, tells the story of her life growing up near Chagford on the legendary Lettaford scrapyard owned by her father, Sam Harris. Sam, whose reputation spread far beyond the bounds of Dartmoor, and who is remembered with affection to this day, died in 1988, so it might be easy to think that's where the story ends. But nothing could be further from the truth. Sam may have gone; the scrapyard may be a mere shadow of its former self; but quite the opposite can be said of Peggy. This book recalls her struggle to move on into adulthood and to make a life for herself and her daughter Clare in the face of great adversity. Some of what is here makes tough reading, but even during the darkest days Peggy's resilience and strength of character shine through.
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Sam Harris's scrapyard at Lettaford had an almost legendary reputation on Dartmoor. In this book - which will delight all those who remember Sam, as well as recording an important piece of social history - his daughter Peggy recalls her life growing up on the scrapyard, and many of the charactoers she came across. She talks about Sam and her mother, her brothers, friends and neighbours, their working life in tough conditions, and includes a number of stories about Sam and his exploits that have been related to her since his death in 1988. As Peggy says. 'Everyone always said "Good old Sam!"- he brought a smile to people's faces.' Here's your chance to find out more.
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