White Boots and Miniskirts: A True Story of Life in the Swinging Sixties
Jacky Hyams
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Description for White Boots and Miniskirts: A True Story of Life in the Swinging Sixties
Paperback. White Boots and Miniskirts is a down to earth, honest perspective of a fast changing world, told with wry humour by a woman in search of love and success in the most exciting city on the planet.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGA; BM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
The place is London, and the year is 1966. It's a time when anything seems possible, especially if you are a young, free-spirited, mini-skirted girl in search of adventure and independence. An incredible explosion of pop music, fashion and youth culture has turned London into the most 'swinging' city on earth. Youthful energy and boundless optimism are everywhere. Whatever tou want - sexual freedom, jobs, fashionable clothes, social change - it's all up for grabs. It's a world of souped-up Minis, ad men, conmen, typewriters, bed-hopping, tragic love affairs, flat sharing, spies from behind the Iron Curtain and ... Read more
The place is London, and the year is 1966. It's a time when anything seems possible, especially if you are a young, free-spirited, mini-skirted girl in search of adventure and independence. An incredible explosion of pop music, fashion and youth culture has turned London into the most 'swinging' city on earth. Youthful energy and boundless optimism are everywhere. Whatever tou want - sexual freedom, jobs, fashionable clothes, social change - it's all up for grabs. It's a world of souped-up Minis, ad men, conmen, typewriters, bed-hopping, tragic love affairs, flat sharing, spies from behind the Iron Curtain and ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782190141
SKU
KTG0013991
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jacky Hyams
Jacky Hyams is a Brighton-based journalist and Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction author. She has written over ten non-fiction books, including three personal memoirs about post-war London in the 50s and 60s and several historical titles, The Female Few, exploring the unique role of Britain's female Spitfire pilots in WWII, Bomb Girls: Britain's Secret Army, the hidden WWII history of Britain's ... Read more
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