Allen Saddler
The Bless ’em All Trilogy
Allen’s latest novel, Daddy Good, is about Frank Goodman, who loves children. He fills his big Exmoor country house with children from the poorest parts of Britain.
It is 1936 and there are slums in all the cities . The trouble is that the cost of running such a place is enormous and Frank is at pains to make ends meet. It is a good cause so should Frank be strictly honest in his endeavours? Is it wrong to rob if you give all the money to charity? Daddy Good and Frank Goodman wrestle with moral problems. Which side you on?
The story is told with insight and sympathy, through the eyes of Goodman, his eventual wife Lena, and through the eyes of the children. An odd novel, set on Exmoor with all its wild beauty, full of charm , with moral dilemmas to wrestle with..
Other novels
The Great Brain Robbery, Gilt Edge (both published by Elek Books), Talking Turkey (Micheal Joseph), Betty (Sphere Books), Bless ’em All, The Long and the Short (Peter Owen).
The Great Brain Robbery has been translated into French, and Betty was sold to Eagerworth Films and London Weekend Television.
Books for children
The King and Queen books (six, published by OUP, and also used on BBC Playschool
and broadcast on Radio 7), Mr Wizz (Abelard-