Art Cockerill’s Lay Gently on the Coals chronicles the fortunes of an English family during the 1930s and ’40s when times were hard and the outlook grim – hard for working families and grim for the nation. Lay Gently is destined to become a classic novel of working-class family life before, during and after the Second World War. ‘Full of rollicking good humour and Dickensian characters ... A celebration of the comic grace of ordinary people during a time of hard knocks.’ James Clarke, QC ‘As good any book I’ve read since The Good Soldier Schweik.’ Brian Marley Published by AESOP Publications under the AESOP Modern imprint ISBN 978-0-9569098-2-4 for orders placed through bookstores Format: 258 pp. Demi 8vo, paperback Price: £9.99 ($17.00 US); delivery by surface mail UK £1.40; Republic of Ireland (£2.14); South Africa (£3.59): USA (US$3.80); Canada (US$4.80); Australia (AU$6.45); New Zealand (£2.87) Email: orders [at] aesopbooks.com; delivery by surface mail or to check on delivery by airmail.

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