Tottering-By-Gently is a village in the fictional county of North Pimmshire, in which 'the big house', Tottering Hall, is inhabited by Lord and Lady Tottering, affectionately known as Daffy and Dicky. . These endearing characters have become stars of 'Country Life' magazine and their creator, award-winning cartoonist Annie Tempest, is feted as one of Britain's most accomplished illustrators. Through Daffy and Dicky and their extended family, Annie casts her gimlet eye over everything from inter-generational tensions and the differing perspectives of men and women, to field sports, diets, ageing, gardening, fashion, food, convention and much, much more.

Author Biography

Annie Tempest was strip cartoonist of the year in 1989 and is one of the top cartoonists today. Her creation 'Tottering-By-Gently' which began as a strip in 'Country Life', is now syndicated to 12 countries and prints sell for many hundreds of pounds. Tottering-By-Gently is now an independent company which both wholesales and retails Tottering products worldwide.