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""Mrs Foakes manages to convey a remarkable joy in just being alive." --"Observer
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* A heartwarming memoir of working-class life in the East End in the early 1900s
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
lovely book, tells the life of grace living in times of poverty in the eastend of london. found it charming, warm, intresting, and at times sad.fully reccomend this book, an easy read that will put a smile on your face ,told by a lovely lady with a heart of gold!
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely loved this book. It is written quite basically, but it packs a powerful punch: a humble book that instantly draws you into the life in the East End of London back in the early 1900s. Some of the stories might seem inhumane / barbaric to us but, as Mrs Foakes puts it in what is the most poignant statement for me: "remember, this was yesterday's world, a world seemingly far removed from today, a world of people who were just as you are but without opportunities of knowledge".
Yet although life was tough back then, there are also tales of an incredible community spirit and childish joys at the most simple things that are somewhat lost on us in modern times. So in this respect it is quite uplifting, especially as you look back at this bygone era and then are thankful for all the amenities we often take for granted today.
I was very sad to finish reading Four Meals for Fourpence, I shed a few tears at the end, at the beautiful final sentence. Highly recommended.
Yet although life was tough back then, there are also tales of an incredible community spirit and childish joys at the most simple things that are somewhat lost on us in modern times. So in this respect it is quite uplifting, especially as you look back at this bygone era and then are thankful for all the amenities we often take for granted today.
I was very sad to finish reading Four Meals for Fourpence, I shed a few tears at the end, at the beautiful final sentence. Highly recommended.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A lovely autobiography of the author of life growing up in 1900, easy to read, sad, funny, and real hardship. I recommend this book.
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Eye Opener
My ancestors come from the areas described in the book and it really gave me and idea of the times and wold back then. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chel
Four Meals For Fourpence
Really enjoyed this book . It brought back lots of memories & reminded me of things I had forgotten about such as games we used to play as children. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jess
Brilliant
couldnt put the book down, it was so interesting reading how this lady and her family survived during the hardships of that time. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joan Patto
well worth a read
I really enjoyed this book and I don't read many books actually, as usually they are reference books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. M. Furber
How different from today
I enjoyed reading this book, the author's memories are exceptionally detailed, providing a real insight into a time I knew little about. Read more
Published 5 months ago by hightownlady
social history
Social history stories are always interesting, this one had a good story about a family and how they lived and the acceptance of their life as it was, life is never easy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Slack
Wonderful tales of life in a bygone age; told by a lovely lady
I'm thrilled always to read books like this; which tell of life as it actually was lived, by people in England in the early twentieth century. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keen Reader
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5 Stars for this little book. Makes you realise how lucky we are today. The people in the book made their lives as best they could. Would definitely recommend. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bernardette
Lovely read!
This is the first book I've read in ages that I couldn't put down. Grace Foakes really brought her childhood to life by her fantastic descriptions of everyday life in the early... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Miss S
very informative
There are loads of Grace's personal experiences which makes this book great to read. It is interesting to learn about life in Wapping nearly 100 years ago.
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