Martyn Johnson
Auteur de What's Tha Up To?: Memories of a Yorkshire Bobby
A propos de l'auteur
Martyn Johnson was born at Darfield, near Barnsley, the son of a coal miner. Leaving school at the'age of fifteen, his first job was as a blacksmith. His work changed dramatically four years later when he joined the Sheffield City Police Force where he served as a 'beat bobby' at Attercliffe until afficher plus 1969. A two-year spell in CID followed but, missing grassroots policing, he returned to the beat for a further seven years. Passionate about local history, Martyn is a well-known metal detectorist and has appeared on many BBC Radio Sheffield programmes talking about his hobby. A long-time resident of Wentworth village, he also assisted and advised Catherine Bailey when she was researching her best selling book, Black Diamonds. afficher moins
Œuvres de Martyn Johnson
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1943
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Darnall, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Professions
- blacksmith
police officer
Membres
Critiques
What's Tha Up To?: Memories of a Yorkshire Bobby par Martyn Johnson
A wonderful light read that I really enjoyed. Martyn Johnson relates a number of stories from his time as a bobby/policeman in Sheffield, England - some serious, some sad, some funny but always well told and with a hint of nostalgia about the way things were back in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Lovely, easy-to-read memoir by a former police officer in Yorkshire in the 60s. His writing is simple and creates a wonderful picture of how much he loved his job. While he doesn't gloss over the difficulties, neither does he gloss over the beautiful moments he enjoyed and that made, for him, the job a vocation rather than just a paycheck. Some incidents and situations are heartrending and some are laugh-out-loud funny. Definitely worth a read.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 31
- Popularité
- #440,253
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 13