My dear friend Roy decided to follow in his family’s footsteps and enlist in the Royal Navy.
I wanted to maintain our friendship, to continue to support Roy, to make him laugh and to entertain him. So I came up with the idea of sending him a weekly email on random topics.
These emails were on a variety of topics, always being entertaining, sometimes being interesting, sometimes funny and occasionally being serious.
Topics included: Jokes, Puzzles, Inspirational Quotes, Future Technology to Be Excited About, How to Fight A Shark, How to Woo A Turtle, Some of the Most Amazing Jobs in the World, Facts About Castles, Do Aliens Exist?, The Kindest Humans, A List of Cakes, 13 Weird Body Facts, 20 Super Space Facts, Ancient Egyptian Curses, 10 Weird Olympic Games, The Great Emu War of 1932, Quiz: Flags of the World, Legendary Characters from the UK and others.
My Royal Navy Friend is a copy of these emails. In total, there are 52 emails. Dispersed throughout the book are also Royal Navy facts and stories.
Antony Simpson, author, said: “My Royal Navy Friend is my best work to date. I’m exceptionally proud of My Royal Navy Friend. You’ll laugh, be entertained and learn some fascinating facts.”
Really enjoyed this book. I like how it has short sections that you can dip in and out of. A very clever idea.
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the concept of email exchanges as a layout for a book. The list of jokes especially made me laugh. A really interesting concept that’s fun to read and a rare book that you can read multiple times and still find enjoyment.
This book is just so interesting and so exciting to read. I love the way that it’s set out, with each page detailing the different correspondences. I love the idea of being able to communicate with a friend, throughout the years, whilst updating them on life and gossip and things that I ponder within my own mind. In reality, communications like this are most probably the only things that keep naval officers going and having a good friend who provides you with all of their own individual perspectives and opinions on day to day life must really be something that gives a lot of hope and support to those who are working for months on end, on ships or submarines etc etc. I find the book to be extremely endearing and it was an absolute joy to read. 10/10 from me!!!
