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Jun 2023
Ex-Rossett student publishes war-time novella set in Harrogate
A former Rossett School student has recently published a novel that takes place in early 20th Century Harrogate.
Gary Baysinger lived in Harrogate more than 30 years ago and has now written a war-time novella set in the town.
In the space of just ten days, he lost his mother and was diagnosed with skin cancer so took up writing “as a distraction”.
The book, A kind of Homecoming, was inspired by the 1969 film, “Oh What a Lovely War” – a musical about World War One.
A scene in the film depicts the Christmas truce of 1914, during which a German soldier tells a British solider about his love for a British girl he left behind when he went to fight.
Mr Baysinger said:
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Mr Baysinger's family moved to Harrogate in the late 1970s, where his father took a position at Menwith Hill. Despite his short stint in Yorkshire – moving back to America in 1981 – he said he “wouldn’t want to be anywhere else” at the time.
He told the Stray Ferret:
Mr Baysinger is hoping Harrogate library will keep a copy so locals can read the war-time novel.
A Kind of Homecoming is available to buy now on Amazon.
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