Morley Hall Boy

by John Dyble

Some 56 years ago, when the author was in his early teens, he was taken from his Great Yarmouth home by Social Services and placed in Morley Hall in Norfolk - a home for children from broken homes. His story, however, is not what you're expecting. From wayward juvenile to a young boy with a purpose, Morley Hall was quite the education. No more sitting alone waiting for his father to get home from work at 9pm. No more lashings from the overzealous teacher and headmaster at school. No more worrying about his absent mother. In the author's own words, 'Morley Hall was teaching me things I would never have taken up if I continued to roam the streets of Great Yarmouth.' Morley Hall was not an easy option. There were still rules and regulations to obey. But when you embrace the routines, adapt to the curious melting pot of personalities you find yourself living with, and enjoy the opportunities offered to you, the result is an unforgettable experience - which is precisely the way the author describes his two years at Morley Hall. Told with brutal honesty, humour, emotion and a glass-half-full perspective, this memoir of a bygone era is steeped in social history, observations and insights into the foibles of humankind. Most of all, though, it is testament to what can happen when a young boy is given the opportunity to thrive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1091912068
• ISBN13: 9781091912069
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"