London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving through this world is MacInnes' young photographer, whose wit and honest views remain definitive of 1950s London and what it means to be a teenager.

MacInnes is a fascinating author who throws much light upon multi-cultural London life at the dawn of the 1960s.

MacInnes is a fascinating author who throws much light upon multi-cultural London life at the dawn of the 1960s.