The Reverend Derek Nuttall MBE was a URC Minister and National Director of the bereavement charity Cruse. He played a vital role in helping the village of Aberfan, South Wales, recover from the tragedy of October 1966, when a coal mining waste tip slid onto their school and killed 116 children and 28 adults. He was a devoted family man who married twice: first to Margaret, with whom he had three children, and then to Doreen after Margaret’s early death. He had four grandchildren who enjoy his passion for storytelling.
This collection of poems offers an insight into the joys, challenges, and intimacies of life and love. The author’s carefully chosen words create vivid images with beautiful phrases. He invites readers into his personal and internal world, transporting them away from the hustle and bustle of life ...