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Product Description
Sharp, sad and romantic, Dannie Abse's reminisces tell of the private fortunes of a Jewish family in Cardiff amid the troubled tapestry of the times. Abse's famous autobiographical novel captures the enchantment of childhood and the first poignant problems of adolesence. Abse skillfully interweaves public and private themes so that the fortunes of a Jewish family in Wales are set against the backcloth of the period - unemployment, the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and the Spanish civil war.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #673622 in Books
- Published on: 2002-05-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 168 pages
Editorial Reviews
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'Mr Abse writes beautifully and tenderly of the things he has seen and felt' The Times 'Acutely remembered, imaginatively told. Any but the youngest reader will be fascinated to catch the true ring of the thirties in a setting so different from his own. It is a clever, moving account.' Angus Wilson, Observer
About the Author
One of Britain's most widely read and admired poets Dannie Abse has now retired from medical practice and currently broadcasts and reads his works widely in Europe and North America. Abse is the author of many books of poems, several works of fiction and an acclaimed autobiography, Goodbye Twentieth Century. He received an Hon. D. Litt. from the University of Wales in 1993.
Customer Reviews
This book made me want to be Welsh.
A fabulous tale of a young boy's passage through childhood painted against Cardiff in the grip of the second world war. It's as funny as it is poignant and will leave you with a warm sepia afterglow. It's a crime that Dannie Abse is relatively unkown, even in Wales, as he's a fantastic poet. Anyway enough guff, buy the book, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll probably wish you were Welsh, I did.
Bittersweet feel good fun
Along with The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi this is essential reading for everyone with Welsh connections.
Excellent
This book is essential reading for every Welsh man and woman
