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Meet Me At Elbow

Beach

Two Years in BERMUDA . . . The

Longest Party Ever Thrown!

Colin Bird

KEY SELLING POINTS

Autobiography set in Bermuda, in the seventies, where expats describe it as the best time to live there.
Showcases the outlandish but fun lifestyle in Bermuda whilst also focusing on the remarkable landscape of
the island.
Elbow Beach will be recognisable to the thousands of British expats that have lived, worked and travelled to
the Island.

In 1973, after answering an ad in the Construction News, Colin Bird finds himself flying to the sub-tropical
island of Bermuda on a two-year work contract, excited but unsure of what he will find.
Colin is blown away by the beauty of the island, with its pristine pink sand beaches and white roofed, pastelcoloured
houses set amongst a riot of spectacular flora. With no grinding poverty, he soon realises that
Bermuda is as close to paradise as it can possibly get - a view that is only underlined by the high standard of
living made possible thanks to generous tax-free salaries. He discovers that there are many other young expat
workers on the island, and he settles quickly into his new surroundings, becoming immersed in the frenetic bar,
beach, and party scene.
With close friendships that will last a lifetime, overactive love lives, and a dedication to the support of the
distillery industry – particularly in the production of rum, Meet Me at Elbow Beach is a personal account of the
adventures of a group of people in a place that was perfect for indulging in life’s pleasures.

Colin Bird was born in Banbury and raised in Reading. After marrying at an early age, he finds himself alone
and miserable after only eighteen months, when his wife leaves with their baby daughter. Confused, he
desperately searches to find his niche in life and eventually finds himself on the paradise island of
Bermuda. Now retired and living in Spain. Meet Me at Elbow Beach is Colin’s first published book.

Publication Date: Was Feb now March 2024. £12.99 ISBN: 9781805142348
Thema subject category: DNC – Memoirs
paperback 234 x 156 mm 416 pp Portrait Author location: Alicante

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