A Perfect Retirement

A PERFECT RETIREMENT By turns comic, serious and satirical, A Perfect Retirement takes a sly glance at what life is like when, no matter how hard you try, some bits keep getting fatter and other bits just won't work any more. We follow the fortunes of Percy Scrimp as he tries, desperately, heroically and unsuccessfully, to keep at bay the technological exigencies of modern life, to say nothing of the antics of his fellow residents. All the while preserving his dream of an idyllic retirement in Woodmeadow Retirement Village cultivating his pot plants. One Cowslip Close neighbour lusts after the cleaning lady, two others try to keep their relationship secret, and as for the noises from Number Three...If you thought retirement could be boring, this will make you think again.

The author's career to date includes laboratory assistant to sales director, greengrocer to landscape maintenance contractor and a variety of roles in education. He turned to writing fiction after a period of study culminating in a PhD at the University of Leicester. Now living in Lincolnshire with his artist wife, he divides his time between writing, walking, cycling and cruising the canals on his narrowboat.