The X Tractor

Beneath the cream tea, pasty, pisky and second home owner surface of the county of Cornwall live those indigenous people trying to keep their heads above the surrounding waves. And author Peter Spencer, having just retired as an on-screen political correspondent with Sky News, suspects that in hard times seagulls have been replaced by tractors flying over the cliffs. It is this tractor culling conspiracy theory, and the reason behind it, that touches each of the colourful characters and the humorous tales within this book.


These stories present a whimsical, varied and often satirical perspective on the lives of ordinary Cornish folk. Pitched at adults, locals and visitors alike, the humour has a sardonic edge, although the portraits are generally affectionate and often touching.


From his Cornish base the author has teamed up with artist Rory Donald, who with his own unique style gives readers an instant insight into these characters and stories from the lower Celtic fringe of Great Britain.