Three Seasons of Sadie is a hilarious, bawdy coming-of-age comic drama set in a provincial theatre of the 1960s; the playful final episode in Richard Masefield’s quintet of Sussex Novels.

Frustrated by his lack of success with girls, 19-year-old Sam Ashby accepts the job of Assistant Stage Manager at the Meads Theatre in Eastbourne. Dazzled by the charms of the famous actress, Abigail Compton, whilst hopelessly attracted to her daughter, Sam progresses though a series of absurdly comic situations in his typically self-deprecating way. But when the frozen winter leads to an actor breaking a bone, the show must go on, and Sam steps in to save the day whilst crossing the shaky bridge to adulthood.

From best-selling author Richard Masefield comes a laugh-out-loud tale of life, love and luvvies.

About the author

A cousin of the poet, John Masefield, Richard has worked in a variety of spheres – as an actor and an adman, as a care manager and teacher at a school for disabled children and for many years as a livestock farmer. But always he has returned to writing. He is a regular speaker at literary and reading group meetings. He lives in Tenterden in Kent with his wife, Lee.