Dawn and Frank wake up one wet morning in the flat above their pub, the Old Spring. Today they have to meet the brewery representative, creepy Tim Green, and track down an error in their books - or face the consequences. Dawn has something else on her mind too: the anniversary of an old tragedy for which she has always felt responsible.
Frank has a problem of his own - a secret that has ended his sex life with Dawn. Darren the cleaner meanwhile is haunted by the ghost of a long-dead landlord. The pub's 'chaplain', Father Thomas, tries to rediscover his faith under the sceptical scrutiny of his tormentor, Alan. And in the local hospital, pub regular Romesh drifts towards death on his magic carpet, while back in the snug, the tattooed man faces up to a life and death crisis of his own.
The Old Spring abounds with sadness, banter and exuberant storytelling, showing all the communal spirit and camaraderie of the pub at its best.
- ISBN10 1906994064
- ISBN13 9781906994068
- Publish Date 1 July 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 August 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Profile Books Ltd
- Imprint Tindal Street Press
- Edition Main
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English