Born in the East End of London in the early 1950s, the retired draughtman has witnessed and lived through many life changing social and economic developments.
The sports loving man with an enjoyment of life grew up and attended schools in Dagenham. Here, living within a working-class community the novelist learned friendship, respect and trust were just as equal if not more important than money.
Notorious for animatedly narrating ‘exaggerated’ tales from his youth, with a cockney wit inherited from his father he always looks for a reason to laugh.
Would Stan’s eccentric, fun-loving disposition continue to be subdued by low self-esteem and personal insecurities?A timid child who had grown into a slightly less troubled young man, Stan was approaching his nineteenth birthday with a pledge to continue the plan he had embarked upon nine years ea...