Seeking Utopia: A Lifetime in Social Work

Be prepared for a bumpy ride in Geoff’s often hilarious story of his forty years as a Social Worker. The story is told through reference to his own life and the lives of the people he tries to help. Joy and tragedy are often playing out simultaneously. There is also humour, particularly in the tales he tells of life on the front line, firstly in London and later on in Merseyside.Sometimes things go badly wrong – like when he inadvertently catapulted an old lady into the fireplace – and sometimes his efforts bring their own reward - finding a foster family that allows three abandoned children to stay together or rescuing a baby girl left alone at night. Geoff’s life as a Social Worker is a rollercoaster of emotions that he shares openly and honestly with the reader. He claims that humour is an essential attribute for a social worker who wants to remain sane and he has it in spades.We have had Call the Midwife and James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small now at last we have the Social Worker’s tale. Be assured, it was worth waiting for.