Subtitled A Memoir of Sorts with 42 short chapters incorporating a number of pieces broadcast on RTE Radio1 and Lyricfm revealing a life in provincial Ireland in the !950's. Surviving the saga of life in the civil service in an office described as 'A well run lunatic Asylum.Later official Revenue working visits to the UK eventually tapering off as a 'Gentleman of the Excise'.Many personal trips to the USA are intermingled with family stories of joy and emigration.The life as lived unfolds in a piecemeal and leisurely fashion with a mosaic of thirty two photographs suggesting a fascinating overall picture.Witty conversational and insightful Grandad your'e not painting between the lines is an enjoyable read.