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Book SynopsisA light-hearted look at the lockkeeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, in cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when trying to use locks.
Trade Review'One thing you never get in a Kavanagh cartoon is a blank face. His variety of facial expressions, ranging from panic-stricken wives to grinning spectators, from horrified lockkeepers to determined skippers, are a treat.' Nautical Magazine (January 2010) 'Open it at any page and you are guaranteed a chuckle; it is a fun book from beginning to end' Sailing Magazine (February 2010) 'An ideal bunk-side book, or for home by a roaring fire in winter.' The Little Ship Club (Summer 2010) 'The Ups and Downs od a Lock Keeper is now in its seventh reprint and takes a lighthearted look at the work of a lock keeper, whether on a pretty canal or by a huge automated seel gates.' Thames Guardian Magazine (Winter 2010)
