The Cutting of Mary Park

Set in the most scenic and rural county of Devon, these stories by author Ted Sherrell reflect both the farming and village community life of the area.
Many of the stories are told with a good slice of humour, as with the title story where ‘newcomers’ appear to outwit the local inhabitants, or when the recalcitrant Arthur Bowman meets head-on with the health inspector in The ’At. Others are thought-provoking and sometimes just occasionally sad, portraying the more vulnerable side of human life; these would include The Rocks Below, the Sky Above, where Frank discovers just how perplexing an over-bearing wife can become and how ready people are to assume his guilt.
Within this wide range of Devonshire tales the author draws from his own experiences extending from early days in farming to becoming a local councillor and magistrate; all good sources to appreciate the vagaries of human nature and behaviour.