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Item Details
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TALES FROM THE BACK GREEN
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| By: |
Bill Paterson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0340936827 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780340936825 |
| Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2009 |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
The Number One Scottish bestseller by the much-loved actor Bill Paterson. |
| Synopsis: |
When these captivating Tales from the Back Green were broadcast on BBC Radio they were described by The Herald as 'a vividly engaging portrait of a vanished city' and The Scotsman as 'an engaging series fondly and wittily rendered'.Now published for the first time, actor Bill Paterson's stories brilliantly evoke his 1950s Glasgow boyhood. This is a world of intriguing characters and extraordinary events set against the background of the changes and challenges of the post-war era - the nuclear threat, the fading dominance of the kirk, Rock and Roll, the disappearance of the beloved trams, and why penny whoppers were not worth tuppence. As a young surveyor, Paterson was witness to the dramatic transformation of the city, as austere tenements were swept away to make way for new roads and high-rise blocks. Tales From the Back Green is a brilliant realisation of childhood and youth; of memories Paterson describes as 'suspended in amber like Jurassic Park's mosquito, with its DNA still intact.' He wonders whether our memories change from grey to gold as the years pass - do we naturally recall our childhood as a time of optimism and hope? |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photographs throughout |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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