Losing The Plot: A Guide To Surviving Your New Allotment

by David Clensy

Writer David Clensy tries his hand at allotmenteering, with disastrous effect. Follow his adventure in this hilarious account of his trials and tribulations, which acts as the perfect "how not to do it" guide. Packed with interesting facts, for allotment beginners there's no better way to learn the ropes than by paying heed to David's pitfalls.

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2010

About the author

David Clensy has written a number of non-fiction and fiction books, including Island Life: A History of Looe Island (2006), The Mole of Edge Hill (2006), Walking The Wolds Way (2007), As Wide As All The World (2021) and Walking the White Horses (2023).

In February 2024 he released his debut novel, Prayer in Time of War.

In July 2023 he won the Frome Festival Short Story Competition Local Prize. His short stories have also been long-listed in the Cranked Anvil Short Story Prize 2022 and short-listed in the Wells Festival of Literature Short Story Competition 2022.

In July 2024, he signed a five-book deal with historical fiction specialist Sapere Books to deliver a series of World War II naval thrillers. The first of the series, For Those In Peril, will be published in August 2025.

www.davidclensy.com