BBC ESSEX RADIO SHOW CURRENTLY PLAYING - 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAST COAST FLOODS

A few weeks ago, I appeared on our local radio station PhoenixFM based at the Brentwood Centre. This year is our 13th for Michelle Ward, supersonic presenter of Book Club. Our guest in December was my friend and colleague Cherry Twydell, who spoke about her debut novel The Farmer and the Fury’. Her pen name is Cherry Burroughs. 

Today, Cherry is guest on the Steve and Ian show currently playing on BBC Essex.  10.00am - 2.00pm. She will be talking about the  ghastly tidal surge in 1953 which inspired her to research and create her excellent book. 

On her earlier show for Phoenix98fm, she said:

What was important to me when I wrote this book was to respect the historical event and  to weave a story that made connections and resonated with the reader. ‘The Farmer and the Fury’ does that on many levels.

The great North Sea flood of 1953 was an event which is embodied in our local history, not just because of the tragic loss of lives but also because it reminds all of us of our own vulnerabilities when faced with the power of nature. It is a theme that is as important today as it was in 1953.