ÔApple pieÕ is an autobiography tending towards a mini-saga as it includes memories covering a total of 160 years.
It creates a fascinating insight into 20th Century middle-class English life, much of which provides interesting comparison with that of the 21st Century.
The author, Rick Appleton, is a retired Family Doctor, living with his wife Gill in Nantwich, Cheshire.
They have 4 children and 9 grandchildren.