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Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary
Sarah Shaw
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Description for Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary
Paperback. Portland Place is the diary of then-BBC Secretary Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, a humorous and charming perspective of life at the BBC and for a woman at the time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; APT; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank. Sarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman ... Read more
Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank. Sarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472124692
SKU
V9781472124692
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Sarah Shaw
Sarah Shaw was born next-door to a bombsite in Purley, Surrey, and brought up amid books and newspapers. Early writing included a series of novels in which she and her friends enjoyed exciting and romantic adventures with the Beatles. These were circulated in exercise books and read under the desks during Latin lessons. Sarah's first job was at the BBC ... Read more
Reviews for Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary
It's not just a compelling, novelistic account of someone's life as an independent young woman, but it's packed with detail, subtlety and humour
Justin Lewis
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A wonderful evocation of the drab innocence of the Seventies . . . a touching coming-of-age story . . . a period piece, and a poignant account of an ... Read more
Justin Lewis
When is bins?
A wonderful evocation of the drab innocence of the Seventies . . . a touching coming-of-age story . . . a period piece, and a poignant account of an ... Read more