Continuing the celebration of a special bonfire night in my novel The Purrfect Pet Sitter, I am delighted to welcome fellow Chindi Author, Michael Parker to my blog to share his bonfire night memory. 

Michael Parker shares a bonfire night memory from the 1950s:

In the early fifties me, my brothers and mates would gather round the bonfire built on the estate by ‘responsible adults’ and watch it burn until it was low enough to throw potatoes in along the edge. The trick then was to retrieve them before they were burnt to a cinder. This often resulted in singed eyebrows and hair. Can’t imagine that happening these days. We all smelt of wood-smoke, char and almost burning flesh.

 I think you’re quite right Michael, health and safety wouldn’t let that happen these days, but I bet the potatoes tasted good! x

About Michael Parker:

Michael has been writing thrillers for many years and has experienced the highs and lows of being a writer since his first book was published in 1980.

He has been married to Patricia for fifty seven years and they have four sons, ten grandchildren and three great grandsons (when last he updated his profile). His main hobby is writing, of course, and to date he has thirteen novels to his credit, nine of which were traditionally published. His other hobbies are snooker, speedway, football and music.

Michael is a born again Christian and played keyboard in his church fellowship in Spain for several years. He has worked as a maintenance technician most of his adult life, serving sixteen years in the Royal Air Force, and about seventeen years with a food manufacturer. He retired in 1996 (at the age of fifty five) and moved to Spain a year later, where he lived with Pat for seventeen years.

Writing has been Michael’s hobby for as long as he can remember. When his first book was published by Macmillan in 1980, he was described as a “gifted narrator” in the Financial Times. Here are just some of his titles currently available on Amazon.

Michael is also a member of the Chindi Authors. You can keep up to date with news of his writing and new releases via his blog | website | Facebook | Twitter 

You can also discover more of Michael’s memories and gain an insight into his life in his rarely promoted book, The Sum of My Life, available on Amazon.

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Don’t miss more fabulous firework memories from fellow authors between now and November 5th, and as always, do get in touch. I’d love to hear your firework memories too. x