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* A wonderful, heart-warming account of a bygone way of life in rural England in the 1950s
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After her years in domestic service, Winifred Foley married and started a family. But, while scraping a living as a charwoman in a rundown north London tenement, she continued to long for her home in the Forest of Dean and the cherished relatives she had left behind. Determined to give their children the rural upbringing she had enjoyed, the young couple moved to an isolated, crumbling cottage not far from the Forest. But even in the 1950s they lacked heating or running water, and money was tight. Food was begged, borrowed or home-grown, and their clothes were hand-me-downs. It was a primitive life of hard work on the land, struggling to make ends meet, and finding strength in the embrace of a loving family.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought it for my wife who assures me that it was an excellent read and is now suffering withdrawal symptoms and wants more books by the same author
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book and bought it after reading Foley's first memoir, "Full hearts and Empty Bellies". Foley is a beautiful writer, her observations are charming and she's easy to read. This book charts her family history after she got married and quit domestic service. Her life is filled with love but lived in poverty, so rich in the things money can't buy, but without two ha'pennies to rub together. It straddles London and the countryside and is a valuable social history told in the first person. It's anecdotal and fosters real warmth in the reader. I genuinely cared for her family and wanted the very best for them. Foley is a trooper, a doer, a no-nonsense woman, slighty awkward in her own skin and at times irritatingly self-deprecating. But her use of language is lyrical and her humility genuine. The only drawback of the book is the last section which harks back to memories from her childhood. For me it doesn't sit well with her adult years in the first two sections. I'd have preferred more about her life as a wife, mother and grandmother as I learnt all about her childhood in her first book. I found this section repetitive, whereas the first two were new, shiny and packed full of character, wit and sincerity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I couldn't wait to read this book having read the previous one about Winifred Foley's childhood and this one didn't disappoint. It's the sort of book that you want to read and read to know what happens next but also realising that you will soon be at the end and the amazing story she had written would soon be over. I will never forget this story of the most amazing love her family had for each other and only wish that she had written more. A truly amazing woman.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fact not fiction
This book is a follow -up to 'Full Hearts & Empty Bellies'and proved to be just as addictive as the former. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P Janes
1950s book
Interesting true story about 1950s,. suitable for 2 generations, my self, mother, also my friend. Easy to read, interesting content.
Published 7 months ago by caravan lady
Not as good as her first book.
We enjoyed her first book and consquently bought this one. Rather disappointing and I would not recommend it. I consider she was very lucky to be helped to fame by the BBC.
Published 13 months ago by J. E. Hudson
Did she write this?
I grew more and more sceptical as I read this book. By her own admission the writer left school at the age of fourteen and went into domestic service. Read more
Published 14 months ago by sussexpearl
book review
I can only comment on the speed of delivery, etc as the book was purchased as a gift for someone else. It arrived quickly and was in perfect condition. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lesley
great read
thoroughly enjoyed this book , love the writer, and just oredered aother oe by her, if u love autobiographys or books that tell of social history this is brilliant , Winifred Foley... Read more
Published 17 months ago by donna52
A must read book
I consider myself lucky to have been around in those times,although times were hard and money was short, it was a time when this country and the people, had standards, morals,and... Read more
Published 19 months ago by peppermint
Heartfelt Memories of the 1950s
Shiny Pennies and Grubby Pinafores: How We Overcame Hardship to Raise a Happy Family in the 1950s A really good easy read, taken back to hardship with a loving family, not very... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ruby Sue
Why give me all this grief
Good book - interesting story of the fifties and a real social document (with a bit of feel good spin)
BUT why oh why do Amazon keep pestering me for a review ?? Read more
BUT why oh why do Amazon keep pestering me for a review ?? Read more
Published 22 months ago by Loggo
Great read
very authentio account of the times - I was there! No mention of the shiny pennies though. I will read more by this author.
Published 23 months ago by Carole Warrington
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