FEENEY PAUL, A 1950S CHILDHOOD, FROM TIN BATHS
Title: A 1950's Childhood: From tin baths to bread and dripping.
Feeney Paul.
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. To read coverage that appeared in the Daily Express on Saturday 26th September 2009, click here http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/130079/The-joy-of-a-1950s-childhood PAUL FEENEY was born in 1948, and therefore grew up during the 1950s. He is now a writer and part-time business consultant. His first book, on the local history of Highgate, was published by The History Press in 2008. He lives in Surrey.
