He makes no apologies for the fact that some of the verses are sad, reflecting that "time is not a healer" and that he still loves and misses Nana as much as ever. He is also saddened and moved by the war in Iraq, September 11, 2001 and the Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic. A happier topical subject is the 17th Commonwealth Games, held in Manchester.

He gains solace from the companionship of his Airedale dog Barnie, from the beauties of nature and the English country-side, from visits to Nana's native Germany and the support of his friends and family. This volume is dedicated to his late brother Dulal.

The author also has fun writing about the minutiae of life such as the red post-box near his home, sheep grazing beside the motorway and a bathroom power struggle between his toothbrush, shaving soap and hair oil!

He gains solace from the companionship of his Airedale dog Barnie, from the beauties of nature and the English country-side, from visits to Nana's native Germany and the support of his friends and family. This volume is dedicated to his late brother Dulal.

The author also has fun writing about the minutiae of life such as the red post-box near his home, sheep grazing beside the motorway and a bathroom power struggle between his toothbrush, shaving soap and hair oil!

The previous two volumes are Who says you are there no more? and The Picture of Innocence.