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Billy Hopkins (Author)

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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Headline (19 Aug 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0747261539
ISBN-13: 978-0755330119
Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 372,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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It was on a Sunday night in 1928 that Billy Hopkins made his first appearance. Billy's tenement home on the outskirts of Manchester would be considered a slum today, but he lived there happily with his large Catholic family, hatching money-making schemes with his friends. This book recalls an upbringing and an environment now vanished.

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I have just read your comments about my book OUR KID on the Amazon web- site. Many thanks for taking the trouble to make your comments and I am most touched to learn that you enjoyed and got so much out of the book. Yours is the kind of comment that makes the whole business of writing a book worth-while. The knowledge that out there I have communicated emotionally with some reader not know to me personally makes my day. You may like to know that OUR KID has sold over 110,000 copies in

paperback since November 1999. There's a sequel called HIGH HOPES which will be out in hardback in July/August 2000. The paperback will be out in February/March 2001. Many thanks and very best wishes, Billy Hopkins (Author) -- wilfred hopkins

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5.0 out of 5 stars Our Kid , the best read ever., 30 Aug 2005

P. Bretnall "eclescake" (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
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Ok so i might be a tad bias here as i am a Lancashire Lass myself and from Salford, Manchester but i can safely say this is the best book i have read in many many years. I first saw the book in a shop at Manchester Airport whilst seeing my only sister (who i call 'Our Kid') off home to Florida USA and i thought then that the book seemed Appropriate. Little did i know that a month later i would be recommending it to EVERYONE i know. This is the only book on here i have ever reviewed and i had such a roller coaster ride of emotians reading it that i just have to tell you.... READ IT... you will not regret it.
I of course had to read the follow up which i would only give a 4* rather than this 5* but i will be buying Kates Story in the morning and hopefully it will be just as good as 'Our Kid'.
Billy Hopkins, you are outstanding in your work and i can only imagine what kind of happy life you have now....fun and happiness i bet.
www.lepress.demon.co.uk for more info about his books and the author.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A moving story tht everyone should read!!!, 29 Jun 2001

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My father in law gave me the book to read and I was dubious as it isn't the sort of book I'd normally go for. I was pleasantly suprised as the book was one of the most moving stories I have ever read. It makes you realise how difficult like was for children growing up before and after the war and how much I, and my generation (I'm 25) take for granted. I'll never laugh at my grandmother again when she tells me how easy I've had it - coz I have. I'd highly recommend it to anyone, whatever their age!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Our Kid' is a captivating family story, 19 Dec 2000

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'Our Kid' is a captivating family story; rather than an autobiography, about a young Lancashire lad growing up in pre-war, and war-time Britain. Billy Hopkins is a masterful storyteller who draws you into his world of a working class household coping, and surviving, the ups and downs of life. The reader shares the good times and bad times feeling part of the tale, rather than as an impartial observer. I admit that as a Londoner born and bred, I did wonder what an earth I would find of interest about a family living 'up North'. Having read this book voraciously I feel suitably chastened - it's gripping. The rich detail, and revealing insights made me hungry to learn more and more about our hero. Billy Hopkins is a very real person in every sense - a fascinating story, and a thoroughly satisfying read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A damn good read
I bought this book having already read it previously.
Some years back in hospital i was given this book and thoroughly enjoyed the story. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Tony

5.0 out of 5 stars Would recommend to anyone
Have already read all the Billy Hopkins books and I am buying them all up to have the collection in my bookcase. Would recommend to anyone, fantastic read. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Kell bell

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-visiting old reads....
Our Kid

Being a Manchester lad I could be accused of being biased. I first read this book when it first came out. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Bradley John Savidge

4.0 out of 5 stars Our kid done good
I read it in three days. Couldn't put it down. A cracking read and would recommend it to those who love Billy Elliot, nostalgia and tales of hardship and woes. Read more

Published on 4 Feb 2009 by Richard K. Norman

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent evocation of a recent past
This book will produce instant recognition in anyone who has lived in the North West, even if they are much younger than the author. Read more

Published on 22 Dec 2008 by Bismaquer

5.0 out of 5 stars a pleasure to read
Our Kid by Billy Hopkins was the book that started my love for autobiographies set in Yorkshire and Ireland during the war years. Read more

Published on 24 Sep 2004 by bonjovigal_y3k

3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read, but nothing exceptional
I enjoyed 'Our Kid' by Billy Hopkins, but could not help comparing it unfavourably with 'The Road To Nab End' by William Woodruff which I had read some months earlier. Read more

Published on 14 May 2003 by N. Hirst

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Having enjoyed Kate's Story, I thought this would be a good follow on. It started well and I really thought I was going to get drawn into the life of Billy Hopkins, but there was... Read more

Published on 18 Oct 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars simply the best book i have ever read
This story of a little boy growing up in the outskirts of Manchester is captures that sentimental value that every book should have. Read more

Published on 23 May 2002 by Cheyl Anderson(chez4000@hotmai...

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Fluffy Bunny!
...Although I did get through this book in just a couple of days that had more to do with the very light and fluffy way it was written than the gripping storyline. Read more

Published on 8 Mar 2002

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