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    A Walk Down Summer Lane by John Douglas

    Wow - thank you for your speedy replies and offers to look - I'm very grateful. I think Mom's copy was illustrated, but I'm not sure by who. I'm sure it was hardback and had, I think, a yellow jacket I've just followed the link to Amazon - yes I'm sure that's the book, and you're right, they...
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    A Walk Down Summer Lane by John Douglas

    My mother lived a few doors down from the Douglas family in Newcombe Road, Handsworth, and played with Johnny and his brother as they were growing up. Many years later, after "A Walk Down Summer Lane" was published, he gave my Mom a signed copy, but sadly she loaned it out too many times and it...
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