Story based on Canal boat life

[KAZ]

I am looking for a book with a story about life on a narrow boat, preferably fairly modern and based in England. Anyone read anything like this they could recommend to me? Thanks.

[chestnut]

The Water Road by Paul Gogarty
it is
A Narrowboat Odyssey Through England

[spudqueen]

Not read it myself but my friend has recommended Ramlin Rose by Sheila Stewart to me.

[buck_rabbit]

I can't improve on the answers given above bookwise, but I think you would love a film called The Bargee made in the early 1960s starring Harry H Corbett - not sure if it's on DVD/VHS but it crops up on TV from time to time.

[dzug]

Maybe a bit unmodern for you - early 20th century - but Flower of Gloster by E Temple Thurston (think I've got that right) is a factual account of canal life at the time

It's been reprinted - you can get it on Amazon and probably e-bay as well.