Mild & Bitter: Inspired by true events, Young Brewer comes to the rescue of a run-down West Country Brewery.

Author:   Mary Porter
Publisher:   Mary Porter
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9789699893612


Pages:   230
Publication Date:   09 February 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Mild & Bitter: Inspired by true events, Young Brewer comes to the rescue of a run-down West Country Brewery.


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A Potent brew Of Drama, Comedy and Romance. Inspired by true events, this is the story of a West Country Brewery, barely surviving at the end of the Second World War, and a young Brewer, dedicated to resurrecting its reputation for producing top quality beer. Basil Porter, a newly demobbed Intelligence Officer, is taken on as Head brewer of Holt Bros. Ltd. in the small seaside town of Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset. His Challenge is to oversee the restoration of the Brewery. However, a powerful adversary has a very different agenda, and is determined that he will not succeed. A Conflict interest develops between a traditional way of life, at the heart of the community, and the remorseless march of corporate greed. Besides our main protagonists, a whole host of endearing, comic and eccentric characters flavour to the mix.

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Author:   Mary Porter
Publisher:   Mary Porter
Imprint:   Mary Porter
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9789699893612


ISBN 10:   9699893613
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   09 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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From early childhood, Mary has been absorbed in creating art in different mediums, and writing both poetry and prose.Following a career as a NHS Occupational Therapist, Mary retired in 2004 and left England, to live in Portugal, allowing her more time to develop artistic projects.As a Sculptor in clay, stone and wood, Mary has exhibited in various galleries and venues in Portugal.Her bas relief sculpture, RESURRECTION, is installed in Nossa Senhora Da Luz Church in the Algarve, a great honour for a non-Portuguese artist.Three years ago, Mary moved to the Andalusia region of Spain, and is working with a new medium, up-cycled fabrics and wool, to make tapestries inspired by the beauty of the local landscape.

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