Publisher's Synopsis
This is the story of a quiet English North Downs village where nothing seems to happen, and the villagers are all for the quiet life. This is a mild sexual romp that explores a few whimsical notions meant to amuse the reader at the expense of English middle and working-class society. Set in a rural location it concerns the exploits of the girls and boys of Childen Under Blean and the reaction of their parents and other concerned adults. The normal lustful desires of youth and the not so young create eventual havoc in an otherwise sleepy village; a village proud of its Cricket Eleven, and down to earth realities of village life. To sum up the story: in the quiet North Downs village of Childen Under Blean, trouble is stirring. Mathew Grace, and his friends practising their own version of ornithology trigger a series of disturbing events. Centred around the Dog and Duck public house and St Seraph's church, Cricket on the village green and a rural idyll mostly unsullied by urban society the village enjoys a warm and balmy Summer. That is until the Vicar and the church committee becomes embroiled in a struggle to control the rampant sexuality of its youth. Unfortunately, things go horribly wrong. Prominent in the story of those Hot Summer Months is Forest Maloney and his smelly dog Mutley, who in their own ways both challenge the status quo. Around this challenge spin the Drinkers and the Widows of Childen Under Blean, the Scroggins Clan and Lord Massingham, the local squire. This is also the story of Evans the Choir, a cross-dressing Rugby player who is fond of music and part of the Cricket eleven.
