His works have been translated into sixteen languages. The Darling Buds of May (1958), the first of the popular Larkin family novels, was followed by A Breath of French Air (1959), When the Green Woods Laugh (1960), Oh! To Be in England (1963) and A Little of What You Fancy (1970). The Darling Buds of May Read by Philip Franks unabridged When Cedric Charlton, an unsuspecting tax inspector, arrives at the door of the Pop Larkin farm, he soon forgets the purpose of his visit: the fun-loving Ma and Pop Larkin distract him at every turn with strawberries, cream, alcohol, and their attractive young daughter, Mariette. During the Second World War he was a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. In the next fifteen years he acquired a distinguished reputation for his stories about English country life. He worked as a journalist and clerk on a local newspaper before publishing his first book, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty. The Darling Buds of May: 9781405952279: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Classics Buy new: 10.99 3.99 delivery May 22 - 26. Bates was born in 1905 in Northamptonshire.
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