- Paperback: 196 pages
- Publisher: Spiderwize (14 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956051952
- ISBN-13: 978-0956051950
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,160,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set initially in Lancashire in the late twenties, this story follows the early life and Vicissitudes of Tim who, shortly after birth, was fostered out by his mother to a poor, socially deprived family, in Blackpool. Unable, or unwilling, to cope with her illegitimate offspring, Tim's mother made for the brighter lights of London, ostensibly to seek work. But there was always a mystery surrounding the boy's father, his background, whereabouts and profession. While essentially an autobiography, the author's memories are distilled in the form of an exciting and absorbingly interesting novel. Indeed, the book is a good read and without doubt will constitute a valuable record of social history, especially regarding the socio-economic conditions prevailing just before, during and after WWII. The eye-witness accounts of the London Blitz, the strafing of a key aerodrome by low-flying Nazi planes, and the daily onslaught of V1 'doodlebugs', and the vicissitudes of the young boy as he is shunted from foster-parent to foster-parent and finds his way in life and society, places the reader in the cut and thrust of day-to-day survival during this vital time in recent English history. The graphic character sketches and colourful dialogue adds both verisimilitude and entertainment to the narrative.
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I found this book interesting in two seperate ways. Firstly, the insight it gave me into the war years, the evacuation of children to the countryside and the what it must have been like to experience the air raids during the blitz.
Secondly, it was interesting to note how the main character turned out after being passed from pillar to post during his early years. It shows that people of good character who mix with people who posses similar traits will generally turn out ok, coming from a broken home should be no excuse for poor behaviour
I took it on holiday with me and found it to be a good gentle read.
Secondly, it was interesting to note how the main character turned out after being passed from pillar to post during his early years. It shows that people of good character who mix with people who posses similar traits will generally turn out ok, coming from a broken home should be no excuse for poor behaviour
I took it on holiday with me and found it to be a good gentle read.
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