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Young Morley Charles worries that he's just not clever enough for the city's art school. He frets about his cap badge, the drawing competition and his father's conduct in Holland during WWII. But the fibs he tells to advance himself in the eyes of friends, family and the local priest bring all manner of trouble. Morley, the inventive and sexually curious hero of "The Pig Bin" is back with artistic ambitions and anxieties about links between his family and the Blackshirts. A glorious comedy of misunderstandings set in a seemingly ordinary end-of-wartime suburb.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: A heart warming and funny coming of age novel, 24 Dec 2007 By  Tony King "TK" (Solihull, UK) - See all my reviews Having enjoyed The Pig Bin, I was looking forward to this second instalment in the trials and tribulations of a young boy growing up in Birmingham towards the end of the Second World War. Careless Talk did not disappoint. This is a very good read - at times heart warming and poignant; at others laugh out loud funny. I found parts of it reminiscent of David Mitchell's "Black Swan Green" for its ability to portray so convincingly the world view of an adolescent boy. Richardson captures perfectly the dialogue of a thirteen year old both externally with his friends, family, and teachers but also importantly with himself - the tortuous conversations that Morley conducts in his head to be able to face up to the world are both touching and humorous. His attempts to work himself up to going to confession to admit to his typical teenage boy self discovery activities are particularly funny. The evocation of end of war England is excellent. The austerity is apparent and you can feel the worry and anxiety pervading day to day life contrasted with the joy of the end of the war and the homecoming parties. Overall this is a charming, witty and insightful book which leaves you heart-warmed and wanting to know where life goes next for Morley Charles.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   A Satisfying Story, 4 Feb 2008 By  Mary Hanlon (Worcestershire) - See all my reviews A satisfying story not easily put down. I continually waanted to know the outcome of Morley Charles' latest misadventure, and whether he finally makes any sort ofsuccess of his very confused life. I taught boys like him and never ceased to be amazedat the complexity and lengths some went to with their lies to get out of scrapes or to make themselves more interesting. The author very accuately captures the flavour of an austere and exhausted early postwar England, a period that I too grew up in. As a Catholic I can also closely empathise with the crises Morley has with his religion, happily not as trannical now as it was then. A page turning and moving tale with plenty of smiles  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: A truly funny book..., 28 Dec 2007 By  Felicity Cullen (England) - See all my reviews Truly funny books are very rare. This is one of them. A great find. A thirteen-year-old boy, always on the fringe of things desperately tries to excel at everything and to become popular and famous. His attempts to achieve these things are side-splitting, though completely convincing. Certainly one of my two best reads of 2007. Perhaps continuty falters just a bit here and there.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 5 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews A BOOK OF WARMTH AND WIT A page turning book full of warmth and wit,a very worthy sequel to Richardson's excellent book The Pig Bin. Read more Published 4 months ago by P. CHARLES Great comedy novel Don't think I would have chosen this for myself, but someone lent it to me. I read it on the train from Birmingham to Barnstaple and couldn't put it down. Read more Published 4 months ago by Timothy Cusack Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...