Fans of Maynard will be delighted to read his further adventures in bacon curing. The last of the traditionally-apprenticed bacon curers, the author regales and inspires his readers with tales of

- visits from the health inspectors

- his colourful customers and work colleagues

- his tips on curing, smoking and selling

- the burglaries, bungled deals and triumphs

- his growing reputation in the field

- travels to learn how to make parma ham and much more.This book is the same addictive concoction of humour, tragedy and plain common sense, told in Maynard's disarmingly frank manner.