1976, the hottest summer for a generation and life was perfect for the two young brothers Philip and Roger. They lived an idyllic life on a farm in the picturesque dales of the north of England.
With their days spent on the farm, playing on Tarzan swings, building dens and swimming outdoors, their perfect existence was plunged into darkness when tragedy struck the family. Within a ten-week period, the boys lost their parents and were left as orphans.
This is the story of Philip and his brother Roger, how their grandparents stepped in to bring them up and how a family and community came together to deal with the consequences that the devastation of death had left behind.
Orphan Boys is not a misery memoir. It is a story full of love, strength and hope - an uplifting tale of a family's survival and how they faced the huge challenges that life threw at them.
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Orphan Boys - It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- 1: The First Hour
- 2: Farmer’s Sons
- 3: The Caravanners
- 4: Weekends
- 5: Showtime
- 6: Red, White & Blue
- 7: Dark Days
- 8: Staring Death in the Face
- 9: Tea & Sympathy
- 10: Smiling in the Face of Adversity
- 11: Storm Clouds Looming
- 12: Darker Days
- 13: Jam Tarts & Buckaroo!
- 14: Knights in Shining Armour
- 15: Scrapbooks & Stories
- 16: Short Trousers
- 17: Twenty-One Brothers
- 18: School Life
- 19: Grease is the Word
- 20: Winter Marches On
- 21: TV Stars
- 22: Cemetery Photo Shoot
- 23: Croquet & Gooseberries
- 24: Buckets & Spades
- 25: Dumpling
- 26: Getting a Good Look
- 27: Big Mews, Little Mews
- 28: A Terrapin & a Pickled Snake
- 29: A New Normal
- 30: Always On Edge
- 31: Ending on the Right Foot
- 32: Boarding School Antics
- 33: Running Away
- 34: Comfort Food
- 35: The Strength of a Woman
- 36: Not Suitable for Younger Viewers
- 37: A Fresh Start
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Author Note
- Copyright
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