Derek Tait

Born in Plymouth in 1961, Derek Tait spent his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including 'Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans' and 'Memories of Singapore and Malaya'. Other books include '1950s Childhood,' '1960s Childhood', 'A 1970s Childhood,' 'The Great Houdini His British Tours' and 'Butlins An Illustrated History' as well as many books in the 'Through Time' series for Amberley Publishing. 'A 1970s Childhood' has now sold over 40,000 copies and, for a while, was a number one best seller on Amazon. Check out derektait.weebly.com and https://twitter.com/derektaitauthor Blog at : https://plymouthlocalhistory.blogspot.com/