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Going Places (The Hopkins Family Saga, Book 5): An endearing account of bringing up a family in the 1950s
Billy Hopkins
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Description for Going Places (The Hopkins Family Saga, Book 5): An endearing account of bringing up a family in the 1950s
Paperback. Billy Hopkins' endearing account of bringing up a family in the 1950s Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
It's 1950, and when Laura and Billy Hopkins return to Manchester from their honeymoon, they're in seventh heaven despite the austerity that has been going on since World War II. But the euphoria gradually evaporates and they settle into a penny-pinching existence on Billy's teaching salary, as babies and bills appear with alarming regularity. When Billy spots an advertisement for Education Officers in Kenya, it sounds like the answer to all their prayers, despite worries about the Mau Mau rebellion and the omnipresence of dangerous creatures. After much family debate, Laura, Billy and the junior Hopkins set off to Nairobi ... Read more
It's 1950, and when Laura and Billy Hopkins return to Manchester from their honeymoon, they're in seventh heaven despite the austerity that has been going on since World War II. But the euphoria gradually evaporates and they settle into a penny-pinching existence on Billy's teaching salary, as babies and bills appear with alarming regularity. When Billy spots an advertisement for Education Officers in Kenya, it sounds like the answer to all their prayers, despite worries about the Mau Mau rebellion and the omnipresence of dangerous creatures. After much family debate, Laura, Billy and the junior Hopkins set off to Nairobi ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755343218
SKU
V9780755343218
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Ref
99-10
About Billy Hopkins
Billy Hopkins (better known to his family and friends as Wilfred Hopkins) was born in Collyhurst in 1928 and attended schools in Manchester. Before going into higher education, he worked as a copy boy for the Manchester Guardian. He later studied at the Universities of London, Manchester and Leeds and was involved in school-teaching and teacher-training in Liverpool, ... Read more
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