A Boy's Own Oily Adventure

by Brian Page

Overview

This book is by way of a follow-up to that best selling tale of daring-do and self sacrifice entitled 'A Boy's Own Offshore Adventure'. It came about as a result of a discussion with my wife, who wondered whether I could write a block-busting detective novel, in the manner, she said, of your hero Ian Rankin. Having realised the futility of such a request, she then suggested, in another unguarded moment, that it would be good to write a sequel to the 'Boy's Own Offshore' saga.

And so, in order to share with my loyal readers some further slightly mad, but nevertheless true, adventures in a career dedicated to providing the populace with oil and gas, I did.

Therefore, without further ado, be prepared to meet once again those unsung heroes - Liam, Bert, Sid and Vince. All of whom were around at the start of the rush for oil and gas in the North Sea throughout the 1970's and 80's.

Then, having said all I can about life offshore, you will be given a unique insight into the art of auditing unsuspecting companies, why Italians are superior to us in many ways, how we adapted to life without television in Kazakhstan and why Africa is no place for a pale, spectacle-wearing Anglo-Saxon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783011810
Publisher:	eBookPartnership.com
Publication date:	07/04/2013
Series:	A Boy's Own Adventures , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Brian is tall for his age; he was born and brought up in Knotty Ash and worked in Liverpool for a large engineering company which has since disappeared. He then migrated to St Helens to work in the Lancashire coal-fields, which seemed a good idea at the time. Later on he became a lecturer in Mining Engineering before venturing even further north to Aberdeen. Having adjusted to the daylight, he worked offshore in various capacities throughout the seventies and early eighties, before being brought onshore to do other things. Now retired, he divides his time between consultancy work and remembering the past. He has been happily married for over 50 years to the same lady and a long time ago they produced a son and two daughters. He has yet to be recognised as ‘an international man of letters’, but in the meantime is determined to ignore the facts and live forever. He is the author of 4 books, each imaginatively entitled, ‘A Boy’s Own Offshore Adventure’, ‘A Boy’s Own Mining Adventure’, ‘A Boy’s Own ‘Oily’ Adventure’ and ‘A Boy’s Own Wartime Adventure’. He is currently working on a fifth saga which will probably have a similar title.