{"product_id":"milk-honey-only-a-miracle","title":"Milk \u0026 Honey \/ Only a Miracle","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble the mayhem, double the charm! For the first time, the complete equine\/domestic comedies of David Beaty are published together in a special omnibus edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Beaty was a prolific author in the postwar era famous for thrillers such as \u003cem\u003eCone of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCall me Captain\u003c\/em\u003e which reflected his experiences in WW2 as a pilot with the RAF and later as an airline captain. But on the ground, he met his greatest match when he foolishly gave in to his daughters’ pleas for a family pet... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilk \u0026amp; Honey: Travails with a Donkey \u003c\/em\u003e(first published in 1963 under the pseudonym Paul Stanton) is Beaty’s hilariously warm comedic memoir of a household upended by an equine tyrant named Honey. Armed with the same sharp psychological insight he used to decode aircraft accidents in his seminal work \u003cem\u003eThe Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents\u003c\/em\u003e, Beaty\/Stanton attempts to outmanoeuvre the rescued donkey, who refuses to be tamed, leading to a series of hilarious escapades and eventually his begrudging affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished posthumously at the behest of David’s widow, this edition includes the previously unpublished sequel \u003cem\u003eOnly a Miracle: Confessions of a former Horse-Hater\u003c\/em\u003e. The chaos continues when a pony is added to the family menagerie, proving that lightning – and four-legged mayhem – can strike twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from a home shared with his equally prolific novelist wife, Betty, this double-feature shows a delightfully human side to one of aviation’s greatest minds. Relatable, witty, and effortlessly charming, it is a masterclass in mid-century British humour – and a timeless celebration of the beautiful, exasperating mess of pet ownership and family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delightful, sun-dappled anomaly... a masterclass in situational humour and mid-century British charm.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodfield Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68094223614256,"sku":"9781846832154","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781846832154.jpg?v=1792086422","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/milk-honey-only-a-miracle","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}