Author David Scott releases latest novel The Barlick Letter | Maldon and Burnham Standard
A FORMER mayor and journalist has penned a new book about a newspaper editor travelling across the country to get what is the scoop of a lifetime. Former Maldon mayor and Heybridge councillor David Scott has published his latest novel based on the fictitious Thurnham and Shaldon Standard – a play on words for the Maldon and Burnham Standard. The Barlick Letter is set in 1989, just before the downfall of Margaret Thatcher and when computer technology was replacing typewriters at regional newspapers. Cover of The Barlick Letter by David Scott Newspaper editor Dick Chinnery answers a c...
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