Boy and Bicycle 1965 A lad of 16 spends a day on his bike in and about a village on the coast of the North Sea south of Newcastle He heads to the shore for a contemplative smoke, rides into the village for a visit to a candy shop, then goes back to the strand Clouds, water, shadows, and reflections give his day texture as do his internal monologues comic commentary on adults, thoughts about dying, and observations about his family Afternoon rain sends him looking for shelter He explores a shack where someone lives What discoveries await