New five star review for I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety

A reader called "Frank" has posted a fantastic review on the Amazon site in both U.K and U.S.A. for I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II.

Thank you so much "Frank" and I'm delighted you enjoyed the book and took the trouble to post your thoughts about it.

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If you've read I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II you'll know that my dad, Norman Buckle, went out to an airbase on Ponam Isalnd in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British Pacific Fleet. When I was trying to piece together the story of his experiences I found short references to what went on at Ponam Island in several of the books I consulted and later in a report in Hansard which I referred to in a previous post. Recently I've stumbled across a book entitled Ponam - A Base of the Forgotten Fleet by Harry J Bannister which I really want to read. I requested it from my local public library but they didn't have it and they said it wasn't available; but I've found it on the Waterstone's website and ordered it from them. However they seem to be having some difficulty tracking it down even though it's in their catalogue. They keep sending e-mails apologising for the delay: exemplary customer service  but no sign of the book yet.

On a different subject, if you're interested in reading Julia's Room by Michael Murray it's available free for a limited period at Kobo, Smashwords and the Apple iBookstore.