The Tuba of the Somme

By Richard Smith

WAR, WOMEN, UNWANTED MEN . . . AND A TUBA.

This novel will have you laughing along while you wonder at the wiles of three formidable Yorkshire women.

It's the early 20th Century. Edith's husband comes home from war, bringing his experiences in the trenches with him, and before long Edith has an unwanted suitor parked in her parlour. Rose and Mary find each other after years apart, but Mary is married and working-class, and Rose is a middle-class widow. Life would be simpler if men would just leave them alone, but life is never that straightforward.

Especially when there's a psychopathic brass tuba on the loose, intent on mischief, mayhem and murder. The tuba had a moment of glory on the first day of the Somme, but it can't leave things be now. Which means, sooner or later, peace-loving Edith, Rose and Mary are going to have to do something about it.

Marvel as these women navigate a man's world of violence and war. Laugh and cry as they deal with both their own men and the lethal, mysterious, treacherous tuba.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYZLYW7H
• ISBN13: 9798249825638
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"