Cooper, John
A Northern Childhood
- ISBN 13:
- 9781839758706
- author:
- Cooper, John
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 126
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A Northern Childhood by John Cooper chronicles his early life from birth in 1948 to leaving school in 1964. This memoir is written from the author's own perspective, evoking memories of a happy and simple childhood in austerity Britain. Life was uncomplicated back then, with every pleasure savored wholeheartedly as they were rare. The idea for this book had been lingering in the author's mind for years, but it wasn't until he recalled vividly the first few lines describing the end of his childhood that the concept began to take shape. The Cooper family, like many others on Pershore Road, worked hard to survive in post-war Britain. The author's parents struggled to provide for their children with limited means, while his mother was fiercely protective and his father faced physical and psychological challenges due to a life-long disability.
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