Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir - an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria, which lyrically evokes a vanished world.
'The best thing he's ever written . . . I loved it'
Observer
'A memoir bursting with affection'
Sunday Times
In this elegiac and heartfelt memoir, Melvyn Bragg recreates his youth in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton: a working-class boy who expected to leave school at fifteen yet who gained a scholarship to Oxford University; who happily roamed the streets and raided orchards with his gang of friends until a breakdown in adolescence drove him to find refuge in books.
Vividly evoking the post-war era, Bragg draws an indelible portrait of all that formed him: a community-spirited northern town, still steeped in the old ways; the Lake District landscapes that inspired him; and the many remarkable people in his close-knit world.
'A moving portrait of a lost England . . . remarkable'
Daily Telegraph
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- Authors:
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Year Published:
- 2023
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781529394498
- Number of Pages:
- 416
- Publication Date:
- 02/03/2023
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781529394498