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The Only Way Was Essex: Tough Times and simple pleasures: growing up in an Essex village in the 1920s
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Only Way Was Essex: Tough Times and simple pleasures: growing up in an Essex village in the 1920s
Contributors:
By (Author) Spike Mays
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Abacus
Publication Date:
14th February 2013
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
European history
Dewey:
942.67082092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Dimensions:
Width 200mm, Height 133mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
256g
Description
In a remote corner of rural Essex, when ploughs were drawn by heavy horses and children walked shoeless to school, young Spike Mays lived with his family in a two-up, two-down cottage, where there was no electricity, no bathroom, no running water and just a shared privy in the back yard. Beset by poverty, this was an England in the shadow of the Great War.
In this bittersweet memoir Mays recreates the village, its travelling parson, local poacher and even the local drunkard. And in the bustling backstairs world of the squire's house where Spike served his apprenticeship we see a more privileged side to life. This warm and nostalgic portrait of a very different Essex opens a door to a distant past.Author Bio
Spike Mays wrote several other memoirs detailing his life in Essex.
