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A 1950s Childhood
From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping

by Paul Feeney

A nostalgic look at what it was like to grow up in Britain in the 1950s.

Paperback book (with illustrations)

Also available to download as an ebook from most online booksellers.

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Synopsis

Do you remember Pathe News? Taking the train to the seaside? The purple stains of iodine on the knees of boys in short trousers? Knitted bathing costumes? Then the chances are you were born in or around 1950. To the young people of today, the 1950s seems like another age. But for those born around then, this era of childhood seems like yesterday. From waking up to ice on the inside of the windows, washing in a tin bath by the fire and spoonfuls of cod-liver oil, home life was very different to today. This delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in this post-war decade, whether in town or country, wealth or poverty. With chapters on games and hobbies, holidays, music and fashion, the wonderful memories and delightful illustrations will bring back this decade of childhood, and jog memories about all aspects of life.

ISBN-10: 0752450115
ISBN-13:  9780752450117
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
174 x 111mm, 224 pages
Language: English
Publication date: 07 Sept 2009

Available from all good bookshops and online booksellers. Also available as an ebook from online booksellers.

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Reviews:

A 1950s Childhood by Paul Feeney was the subject of a double-page feature article in The Daily Express Newspaper and subsequently became the bestselling book of the year (2009) for Express Newspapers Bookshop (read part of article).

"...if you did grow up in the 1950s then you will find this book by Paul Feeney absolutely impossible to put down."
This England magazine, Summer 2010 edition

Jeni Barnett raved about the book, 'A 1950s Childhood' by Paul Feeney, during her weekday afternoon show on LBC Radio (97.3FM), January 22, 2010, “It’s like opening up a paper bag of penny chews or sherbet lemons. It’s so evocative. It’s been dripped over. I’ve been reading it at every meal.”

'A 1950s Childhood' by Paul Feeney was featured as a good book reading suggestion in Woman's Weekly magazine, November 10, 2009.

Amazon Reviews: “Wonderful memories - Absolutely fantastic - So many memories - A really wonderful stroll down memory lane - Hugely enjoyable - A great social insight - Pure nostalgia - Great book for people of that era - Brilliant book - A must read - Brilliant read - True to life - A fantastic read - Loved this book - A nostalgia triumph - Great walk down memory lane - Fabulous read - Nostalgia by the bucketful - Excellent and well written ”

Original No. 1 Bestseller