| Laugh! It's the British Raj − (Book | | | | blimpish Colonel ever seeks promotion to |
| review) | | | | higher rank. |
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| Wee Charlie's World,by Bryce McBryce | | | | Wee Charlie, innocently battling Life's |
| | | | monsters, has his own world where adults |
| (Danpress adult fiction, 196pp, isbn | | | | intrude in ways he can't understand. On the |
| 0959063048) | | | | troopship he ignites a "brat overboard" |
| | | | crisis, in the colony he pollutes the |
| Review by Cathy Macleod | | | | convent's holy water, in the fort he's |
| | | | haunted by Wellington's ghost, as a Boy |
| Long ago, when Britain ruled the world, its | | | | Scout, sworn to be helpful at all times, he |
| military families regularly confounded the | | | | helps an enemy spy. And so on. Such mirthful |
| War Office. And thereby lies a hilarious | | | | situations abound. |
| scenario, from which author Bryce McBryce has | | | | |
| created the funniest fiction I've read since | | | | Charlie's quest to understand the world |
| . . . well, since I can remember. | | | | provides chuckles, nostalgia and a bit of |
| | | | philosophy. As this kid puts it: "The hardest |
| In one far fortress defending the Indian | | | | thing to learn is people." |
| Ocean, the Commanding Officer declares a brat | | | | |
| named Charlie to be a worse distraction than | | | | I particularly liked this book because there |
| militant Japan. It's the eve of WW2, the | | | | is purpose to the humour. When one isolates |
| British Raj at its glorious peak. | | | | the human factors, as McBryce does, the world |
| | | | since then hasn't really changed at all. This |
| The boy's father is a lowly sergeant, his mum | | | | is a five-star delight. |
| a long suffering army wife, and their | | | | |