When I look over the poems in this book I can trace the course of my life. The various stages are all here the young woman juggling various boyfriends the wife adrift amid the joy and terror of new motherhood and the astounded adoring granny. Here is the cavalcade of muchloved dogs the fascination with wildlife the travel mistakes regrets the heartbreaking leaving of the family home and the sober business of ageing.Doggedly Onward is Pam Ayress careerdefining collected works.As Britains most read and adored poet Pam has spent a lifetime bringing joy to us all providing wise and hilarious insights into the delights and tribulations of daily life. Assembled for the first time in a single volume Pams life in poems is beautifully illustrated and annotated throughout with her own reflections on six decades of making the nation laugh and cry.