Terry Ravenscroft's Novel โJerry'sโ Chronicles Village Rivalry Reaching Absurd Extremes.
NEW MILLS, UNITED KINGDOM, April 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Jerry's is the tale of how a village builds an elaborate public lavatories in the shape of a replica of the Taj Mahal, and the hilarious events that ensue. Written by veteran humorist Terry Ravenscroft, the book delivers an entertaining, and delightfully non-PC read about small-town rivalry taken to extremes.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
The story revolves around the West Yorkshire village of Throgley, a village that in the past has been completely ignored by visitors to other nearby villages. In an effort to alter this the Throgley village council opt for an unconventional way of attracting visitors when, thanks to a large bequest from a local multi-millionaire, they construct a public toilet in his name.Things take a hilarious turn when the council employ impressive-looking former army officer, ex-Regimental Sergeant Major Horn, as the toiletโs commissionaire. A big mistake: his meddlesome ways immediately giving birth to a surfeit of comical moments - and what begins as a success story quickly turns into outright disaster when Horn's military strictness clashes with the realities of managing a public convenience.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ-๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ:
Since its publication in 2020, readers have appreciated Jerry's well-thought-out plot. The book is compelling with many laugh-out-loud moments, the authors's trademark witty one-liners on every page. The realistic characters are so well-drawn that readers feel they know them personally.
Jerry's balances its sense of humour with clever structure, making it a classic Ravenscroft work - sharp, irreverent, and impossible to put down.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ:
Terry Ravenscroft possesses a natural talent for making his readers laugh. Born in New Mills, Derbyshire, England, in 1938, he has written 21 humorous books and scripts for British comedy legends including Les Dawson, The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise, Alas Smith and Jones, Ken Dodd, and Roy Hudd. Three of his books, Stairlift to Heaven, Dear Coca-Cola, and Dear Air 2000, ranked in the top ten of the Kindle Best Sellers list at the same time.
His work has received endorsements from notable figures, including Barry Cryer, Griff Rhys Jones, June Whitfield, and Roy Hudd, as well as commendations from David Renwick (creator of One Foot in the Grave) and Andy Hamilton (writer of Outnumbered).
๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
The story revolves around the West Yorkshire village of Throgley, a village that in the past has been completely ignored by visitors to other nearby villages. In an effort to alter this the Throgley village council opt for an unconventional way of attracting visitors when, thanks to a large bequest from a local multi-millionaire, they construct a public toilet in his name.Things take a hilarious turn when the council employ impressive-looking former army officer, ex-Regimental Sergeant Major Horn, as the toiletโs commissionaire. A big mistake: his meddlesome ways immediately giving birth to a surfeit of comical moments - and what begins as a success story quickly turns into outright disaster when Horn's military strictness clashes with the realities of managing a public convenience.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ-๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ:
Since its publication in 2020, readers have appreciated Jerry's well-thought-out plot. The book is compelling with many laugh-out-loud moments, the authors's trademark witty one-liners on every page. The realistic characters are so well-drawn that readers feel they know them personally.
Jerry's balances its sense of humour with clever structure, making it a classic Ravenscroft work - sharp, irreverent, and impossible to put down.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ:
Terry Ravenscroft possesses a natural talent for making his readers laugh. Born in New Mills, Derbyshire, England, in 1938, he has written 21 humorous books and scripts for British comedy legends including Les Dawson, The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise, Alas Smith and Jones, Ken Dodd, and Roy Hudd. Three of his books, Stairlift to Heaven, Dear Coca-Cola, and Dear Air 2000, ranked in the top ten of the Kindle Best Sellers list at the same time.
His work has received endorsements from notable figures, including Barry Cryer, Griff Rhys Jones, June Whitfield, and Roy Hudd, as well as commendations from David Renwick (creator of One Foot in the Grave) and Andy Hamilton (writer of Outnumbered).
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