In the Roots (Paperback)

Jim just demobbed from the army and seeking employment, inadvertently finds himself working for a black marketeer.He descends into the grimy twilight world of his employer and is soon engaged in the same criminal pursuits. Then, upon meeting a respectable girl, he resolves to leave the clutches of his ruthless employer and make a fresh start.But that has its difficulties and his subsequent actions and that of his employer, result in a totally unexpected conclusion. Bob Chapman's gritty look at a post World War II Britain is both riveting and disturbing, based on the truth, it is not for the prudish or faint hearted.