‘It was a wonderful way to spend an hour,’ was a comment from an attendee at Cecil Allen’s book launch for ‘The Avenue.’ Speaking to a full house in the Malahide Library, Cecil like a seanchaí of old, quietly but with great skill, told three touching stories from his new book ‘The Avenue.’ The first story, Mrs Green’s Money’ explored a beautiful relationship between an older bed-ridden woman and a young boy. It illustrated how a young boy came to learn that money was secondary to friendship. The second story was darker and explored the lengths one family had to go to maintain their family against the clergy, society and public option. The third story was a light-hearted tale titled ‘Archie and the Box of Chocolates.’ It was a fun story of one man’s obsession with chocolate and how it got him into a lot of trouble. ‘The Avenue’ can be purchased in Manor Books, Malahide or as an e-book and paperback from Amazon.com ‘That was the first book launch I ever attended and it was wonderful. I really enjoyed it,’ was another comment from an attendee.”