Böcker av Maggie Payne

Maggie Payne's third book Buntings ‿ Tales from the Till is a delightful recollection of memories from 30 years of service at the well-established and popular family shop, Buntings ‿ the High Class Grocer and Delicatessen, in Alcester, Warwickshire. Working alongside colourful characters and serving customers from all walks of life ‿ the rich, the poor, the young and the old ‿ Maggie discloses to the reader what really goes on behind the till. Through both amusing and poignant anecdotes, the author illustrates everyday life in a busy family shop of a bustling town. Maggie reveals how working alongside the Bunting family, in the hub of the community, has shaped her into the person she is today.

This second book by Maggie Payne is a collection of fond reminiscences and anecdotes about her life growing up and living in the small town of Alcester in Warwickshire from the 1950s onward. The book describes what it is about Alcester with its people and traditions that makes it so unique, with plenty of scrapes that Maggie gets herself into along the way! A well-known figure in the town, Maggie is a former Alcester Mayoress and Chairman of Alcester in Bloom and these lighthearted memoirs are intended to put a smile on the face of the reader as they take a walk down memory lane with her.