The Co-op's got bananas : a memoir of growing up in the post-war North
by Davies, Hunter [author.].
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BookPublisher: Long Preston, North Yorkshire : Magna Large Print Books, 2017Edition: [Large print edition].Description: 423 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750544955 (hbk.) :.Classification number: Subject(s): Davies, Hunter, 1936- -- Childhood and youth | Large type books | History | Cumbria (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centurySummary: This is a poignant, and very personal childhood memoir of growing up in Cumbria during the Second World War and into the 1950s. Despite the struggle to make ends meet during the tough years of warfare in the 1940s and rationing persisting until the early 1950s, life could still be sweet. Especially if you were a young boy, playing football with your pals, saving up to go to the movies at the weekend, and being captivated by the latest escapade of Dick Barton on the radio. Chocolate might be scarce, and bananas would be a pipe dream, but you could still have fun. One of the UK's premier columnists, Hunter Davies has captured post-war North of England from 1945 in a beautiful memoir that will resonate with readers across Britain.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Print - Adult | Southport Library | Large Print Adult Fiction | 920 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 16/10/2024 | 002981925X |
Standard print edition originally published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Formerly CIP. Uk
This is a poignant, and very personal childhood memoir of growing up in Cumbria during the Second World War and into the 1950s. Despite the struggle to make ends meet during the tough years of warfare in the 1940s and rationing persisting until the early 1950s, life could still be sweet. Especially if you were a young boy, playing football with your pals, saving up to go to the movies at the weekend, and being captivated by the latest escapade of Dick Barton on the radio. Chocolate might be scarce, and bananas would be a pipe dream, but you could still have fun. One of the UK's premier columnists, Hunter Davies has captured post-war North of England from 1945 in a beautiful memoir that will resonate with readers across Britain.
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