Fred Archer has gathered a collection of Worcestershire country folk From the alluring barmaid Amy Lights - 'a rural Venus' - to the Reverend Vernon, who rides a tricycle 'religiously' and excels at funerals, all the characters embody earthy, warm and ruddy humour Central to the tale is Sacco, a builder's apprentice, who seduces the local girls and startles older folk with his much-prized motorbike